Wanted to make a new thread because the original one was so big with a lot of debate so I thought it may get lost. Here is the video...you have to fast forward to around 28:30.
With this new video... this is a clear warranted shooting. The left and BLM will make asses of themselves rioting and burning down cities for this guy. A man who was driving drunk, fought officers, stole their taser, and then pointed it at them. It looks like a pathetic suicide by cop attempt.
Or maybe they wont make assess of themselves? The police chief already resigned...the officer in question fired. I guess any use of force now by police against a person of color, no matter how warranted, is wrong? Will this man's family get millions of dollars?
I ask someone who thinks it was excessive a simple question...what would you do? Let the man taser you? Have a taser fight? What if you get tasered and he steals your gun? Do you risk aiming specifically for a kneecap or non lethal area? Wasting a precious second as you are getting tasered?
A part of the systemic public misunderstanding of police and the role of police in our society is a large section of the public (and many politicians it seems) wrongly believing the police are servants of the people. The people (who have jobs) do pay police salaries with taxes, however, the core mission of the police is to enforce the law and maintain societal order or bring order to chaos by whatever means necessary. Research the SOP or mission statement of almost any PD special tactics unit and you will find the words "order to chaos" in there somewhere. What that "order to chaos" mantra does not mean is consult public opinion first or ask the public for permission before acting. Many, many situations police officers face daily happen and are over in a few dozen or less seconds, which leaves very little time for philosophizing on the use of force, particularly if their own lives or those of fellow officers or innocents are in jeopardy. Qualified immunity is one protection for police officers in such situations where ambiguity taints public opinion. Body cams are another. If anything police need
more protections put in place, such as higher quality body armor purchasable at discount, a waiting period or moratorium on media blitzing after an officer involved shooting and many others.