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Allegedly. In any case, that makes it to trial, the police by default have always claimed that a weapon was pointed at them, and the suspect refused to cooperat
by true_religion 11y ago
Allegedly. In any case, that makes it to trial, the police by default have always claimed that a weapon was pointed at them, and the suspect refused to cooperate.
It's the only reasonable defense, and plays out better than the more realistic "cooperation wasn't instantaneous, we argued, and then my fellow officer started shooting for unknown reasons so I automatically shot too".
- raldi 11y agoIn this case, there are multiple bystanders who testify they say Nieto pointing the weapon at people and the dog: http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Man-killed-by-S-F-police-was-inspiration-but-5344159.php http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Man-killed-by-S-F-police...
- mcguire 11y agoThe only witness described as seeing the Taser drawn was the owner of the dog that had just threatened Nieto.
- raldi 11y agoPlus four police officers. And there's also this testimony: According to San Francisco court records, Nieto's former friend Arthur Vega described a March 5 incident in which Nieto had used a stun gun. In a March 14 request for a restraining order, Vega said Nieto shocked him four times in the back in front of his wife and 3-year-old son. Vega said he had been picking up his son when Nieto appeared and forced himself into his wife's car. Vega said Nieto had screamed profanities. He and his wife got away, but two days later he saw what he believed to be Nieto's car following him. http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Man-killed-by-S-F-police-was-inspiration-but-5344159.php http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Man-killed-by-S-F-police...
- mcguire 11y agoThe previous incident seems irrelevant to the behavior of the actors in the situation in question. I personally have problems with eyewitness testimony in general. Uncorroborated testimony of the defendants...