The killing of Daniel Shaver by an overzealous AZ cop

The killing of Daniel Shaver by an overzealous AZ cop Dec 8, 2017 18:00:30 GMT -5 via mobile adam2 likes this

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Post by dustoff262 on Dec 8, 2017 18:00:30 GMT -5

Dec 8, 2017 17:12:39 GMT -5 nuthinbutdatruth said:

Dec 8, 2017 16:30:01 GMT -5 terry33 said:

Absolute bullshyt. That cop had that guy terrorized to the point he didn't know what to do. With all that sudden screaming.Put your hands in the air and crawl to me? You do that and the friction against your leg immediately starts pulling your pants down. So the guy instinctively tried to pull them up.
that victim had no chance. How about just having him put his hands on his head and face away and slowly walk backwards.
im obviously not a cop but I've seen lots of cops handle much more potentially violent encounters without shooting.
A bad shoot in my opinion.

You know Terry, you are right - You were never a cop. So until you've had the opportunity to be so scared that you see the hammer of your pistol slowly creeping back as you are screaming instructions to a drunk, possibly armed perp who is not obeying your orders - keep your "Absolute Bullshyt" comments to yourself.

I have no problem with what Terry said. I don't agree with it, but his was a raw gut reaction to what any other civilian would feel after watching this video. Let your loved ones see it and you will find that same initial visceral opinion.

As former and current LEOs, we like to see all the evidence first then form an opinion. But civilians react differently. They are more emotional and true to their feelings to the witnessing of a horrific encounter. But we should not push them away. Rather, understand how civilians react because it is they who will stand in judgement of cops at the next trial.