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They had him with his hands up and shot him. They claim he was going for his waste band but there was no gun there. Pulling up your pants is not a reason to ge
by slededit 8y ago
They had him with his hands up and shot him. They claim he was going for his waste band but there was no gun there.
Pulling up your pants is not a reason to get shot. Other jurisdictions don’t seem to have the same problem of shooting people who have already surrendered.
- obmelvin 8y agoI certainly believe there are plenty of things that can be improved in training. However, in a supposed hostage situation I would imagine it is quite tricky to know that this isn't a trick. How do you know this person isn't meant to disarm you and then someone else takes you hostage and now the situation is worse? EDIT: You are right, that was a poor example for this situation. I can't reply to you, but the only point I'm trying to make is that it is very easy to see this situation after the fact. But I would imagine it is next to impossible to verify some of these facts in real time with confidence.
- slededit 8y agoI don’t see how that has any relevance to the situation where this man was shot. Police were arrayed out in front of the house and he came out the front door with his hands up. Somehow he was going to disarm every cop on the lawn? Back in reality the police shot a man who already surrendered and was unarmed. This would be a war crime on a battlefield, but the police are held to a lower standard.