Witnesses stated the guy kept going after the officer after a few shots fired. People on drugs have been known to keep going and the fact is that it might take more to stop some. The cop had been attacked and maybe wasn't aware if he was hitting the guy or not. We don't know the exact circumstances, but might have been he shot till the guy dropped.
A white guy was shot and killed by a black cop even though he didn't attack. He was shot for refusing to raise his arms. If that is considered a threat, which it is, then attacking an officer is also a threat. If a person refuses to put their hands in the air, police might assume they have a gun. If a suspect charges an officer, it might be reasonable to assume they have a knife. Brown was a big guy and no doubt could kill with his bare hands. His behavior was extremely irrational and it's reasonable to assume he was capable of anything.
Cops will shoot if threatened. We shouldn't change that or we'll have a lot of dead cops. The message here is that if a cop tells you to stop or put your hands up, you do it or you might get shot. Many cops have lost their lives because they waited and did nothing when a suspect did not comply with orders. We can't now ask them to do nothing till they know for sure whether a suspect intends to shoot or attack them. People who defy commands given by officers and especially those who charge at them should be considered dangerous and I don't blame cops for shooting them when they act so crazy. Put yourself in their place for a moment. I do believe the Ferguson cop feared for his life.
The reaction by the thugs in Ferguson causes me to fear for the safety of the law abiding people and law enforcement. The rioters are extremely irrational and violent. It's crazy to give in to them.
Time to send a message that law enforcement and society in general should be respected.
The thugs aren't asking to be treated fairly. They are asking for police to leave them alone no matte what they do and they want revenge against the cop who defended himself. They have already committed violent acts and are threatening more. You don't compromise with people like this.
Yeah, we don't even know if the cop was shooting at who he meant to be shooting at and the kid was way to far away from the cop to be an immediate threat.....shot in the back how many times and then in the head as well. This is the kind of thing you get from having too much ex-military running law enforcement, that's probably the driving force behind police departments acquiring surplus military equipment, which I think isn't really surplus at all.
It looks like someone is ramping up for a police state.
Autopsy showed
NO SHOTS IN THE BACK. Time for some to watch some news instead of sticking to some disproven statements.
The guy kept going at the officer. Officers was injured. He fired till guy stopped.
Guy was not innocent kid. Big guy. Pics on Facebook showed him posing with large sum of money and gun. More Facebook pics showed Brown giving gang sign. Brown had just robbed store. Brown made the choice to assault cop rather than move along like he was told to do. Hell, officer didn't even know he was telling a robber to get out of the street. Brown could have gotten away scot free if he hadn't been such an incredible dumb ass.
When the cop told him and his friend to get out of the street, all they had to do was get out of the ******* street. Instead, Brown decided to disobey officer and then charged him.
What part don't you understand. Eye witnesses, some on video, supporting the officer's account. Investigation still ongoing, partly because Holder got involved. So far, no reason to arrest officer. Get over it. Brown was a thug who did some really stupid things and got himself killed. Cop was not randomly picking on blacks and there isn't a history of such.