Empty hands. Another nightmare scenario. Empty hands. Another nightmare scenario.Thanks for the still shot. So, hands up, open, no gun anywhere in evidence. That’s murder.
Running from the cops, always a good idea.
I think the bullet is already on it’s way in that photo.
Thanks for the still. The video is pretty shaky and it all definitely happened very fast. I never make any final judgements in cases like this until we have all the facts in front of us, and we don’t right now. The initial impression, however, does not look good. It appears this kid turned around and raised his hands and was shot in the midst of that process.
I fully understand and appreciate that police officers need to make life and death decisions in the blink of an eye. I also fully appreciate that they want to go home at the end of the night to their families in one piece. 100% understand. However, every officer on the force has volunteered to be there. In fact, they’ve worked hard to be there. And while I think most - if not all - officers will understand the fear and adrenaline of a fleeing suspect turning around quickly, I don’t believe there’s a law or a policy in any state or any force in the US that says it’s allowable to open fire on someone who simply turns around while unarmed.
But again, I’m not passing any judgement about this particular officer’s actions until a full and complete investigation has been conducted and all the evidence is laid out so we all know what really happened.
“Empty hands. Another nightmare scenario.”
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See post 95 above and the split second earlier image it refers to. How close (or far) are you to accepting that analysis?