I'd like to relate an experience I had to you.
About 25 years ago, I was pulled over in California for a traffic stop. No hint of criminal activity and I had no wants/ warrants. I was pleasant and cooperative. I was instructed to sit in the ditch with a female officer watching me while her partner went through my truck. Physically, I'm about 15' from the door and the floor of the truck is 5' above the ground, so it's clearly not in my wingspan/lunge area.
Her reaction when he hollered GUN! was amazing. She drew down on me and was shaking visibly with her finger in the trigger guard. I honestly thought I had a fair chance of being shot.
The incident in Minneapolis brought this memory up. While the nurse was a real dumb ass for going to a police action and inserting himself while armed, I do believe it was a bad shoot. I have no problem with him being armed, I'm always armed myself. I do have a problem with him not avoiding a problem area, he was clearly looking for trouble.
I get it, it was a very dynamic event, he wasn't sitting there peacefully and his pistol was discharged. I'm sure the first officer to fire didn't see that it wasn't in the dick head's hands. Given the scenario, I probably would've shot, too. While we have the luxury of watching the videos in the safety of our homes, they didn't.
This doesn't meet the standard of murder but I do believe it'll not be ruled justifiable homicide, especially in little Mogadishu.
Your thoughts are encouraged.
About 25 years ago, I was pulled over in California for a traffic stop. No hint of criminal activity and I had no wants/ warrants. I was pleasant and cooperative. I was instructed to sit in the ditch with a female officer watching me while her partner went through my truck. Physically, I'm about 15' from the door and the floor of the truck is 5' above the ground, so it's clearly not in my wingspan/lunge area.
Her reaction when he hollered GUN! was amazing. She drew down on me and was shaking visibly with her finger in the trigger guard. I honestly thought I had a fair chance of being shot.
The incident in Minneapolis brought this memory up. While the nurse was a real dumb ass for going to a police action and inserting himself while armed, I do believe it was a bad shoot. I have no problem with him being armed, I'm always armed myself. I do have a problem with him not avoiding a problem area, he was clearly looking for trouble.
I get it, it was a very dynamic event, he wasn't sitting there peacefully and his pistol was discharged. I'm sure the first officer to fire didn't see that it wasn't in the dick head's hands. Given the scenario, I probably would've shot, too. While we have the luxury of watching the videos in the safety of our homes, they didn't.
This doesn't meet the standard of murder but I do believe it'll not be ruled justifiable homicide, especially in little Mogadishu.
Your thoughts are encouraged.
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