What’s a CT freak?
to the point about backup, the surfer dude was t-boned and then the officer got out and shot up the vehicle.
To the chinese gals, they had several officers on scene and didn’t bother to ascertain “who” was in the vehicle.
Bottom line, they didn’t have reasonable or probable cause to use their arms.
No threat was presented and what they did, under color of law, is unlawful.
I am approaching this from a differen point of view than most on this board.
I spent 4 years as a Sheriff Explorer and went on every conceivable call and most of my ride alongs were at night.
They were on the hunt for a dangerous man, in the middle of the rest of us. Peaceful, non aggressive citizens.
LEO has the duty and oath to protect the innocent and uphold the law.
In this case, they went off half cocked and never even demanded compliance, so they could ascertain who was in the vehicle.
That’s manslaughter for you and me if we make a mistake and should be for them as well.
luckily, no one died but heck, I’d be wondering every time I saw a cop how my day or life might end after that ordeal.
As for it being dark that invites a controlled response to ensure they don’t kill an unarmed non agressor.
They absolutely should have demanded compliance.
for the Chinese gals, their backs were to the police, who had extreme advantage in that situation.
They simply opened fire.
They were looking for a 270# black man. Tiny little Chinese gals ain’t close.
As to the surfer dude again, they were looking for a 270# black man. The LEO rammed the guy, without determing who was in the vehicle and then attempted to waste him.
I have absolutely pulled over cars in Salinas when we were looking for a specific suspect and compliance was demanded of the drivers and passengers.
Upon inspection that vehicle and occupants were not the subject they were released on their merry way.
Doesn’t matter if the car is identical make and color, you ascertain who is in that vehicle and if they are the subject.
I’m getting the sense you are dismissing the cops actions as “understandable” and that is a very dangerous attitude which can only lead to “understandable” deaths at the hands of LEO who you pay to protect you.
They can’t turn the town into the OK Corral because of one guy. Otherwise we have a police state.
The women were Hispanic, despite the initial reports that they were Asian.
Nowhere have I dismissed the cops actions as understandable. Your rush to judgement is little different than that for which you are castigating the cops.
Where is your outrage against the cold blooded murderous POS that left a father without his daughter, wife a widow and young children without a father?
CT=conspiracy theory