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all you apologists for police misconduct better find a better rap than "innocent until proven guilty" on this one.
that video sure looked pretty conclusive to me --- cop came out with a hot piece. no warning. no suspicious movement by the victim.
it would not surprise me at all if the officer was a soldier before he became a policeman. though it would take some serious research to prove it, since the 90's there has been a significant uptick in the numbers of people moving from military to civilian policing and i think that statistics will show a disproportionate number of former military people involved in excessive force incidents.
the mindset of an MP is pretty much opposite that of a civilian law enforcement officer who is trained to exhaust every possible means of finding a non-violent resolution to a situation before using deadly force. in a combat zone, the rules of engagement are much looser.
this guy came out shooting. it's too bad all he can get is 11 years. he'll be out inside 3.
this is the part that sucks. he should be charged with at least attempted murder