CHP shoots/kills man(mental health breakdown and armed with a taser) - excessive force/brutality?

[RugersGR8]

This is going to be a very hard/tough one to call.




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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...105-freeway-watts-la-shot-highway-patrol.html

 

[KOPBET]

Good Lord...

 

[Preacherman]

The video doesn't tell enough of the story to me.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

We're supposed to make an objective decision on this incident from that video? Good luck. Of course, the anti-cop crowd doesn't care about objectivity so carry on.

(For you cop haters, carefully read what I said... I don't believe I, or anyone else for that matter, can form an objective opinion based on that video. I'm not supporting or condemning the officer or anyone else.)

 

[Pstmstr]

Not much info to make a judgment call after the fact. In my opinion, if the officer was in danger of having his weapon taken from him or incapacitated he was justified in using lethal force. Of course the situation could have been avoided entirely if the offender had complied with the officers instructions, I have exactly 0 sympathy for anyone who runs from or fights a police officer. It used to be legal to shoot a fleeing felon in Oklahoma and it should be again.

 

[retrieverman]

Excessive force or not, the cop may have to sit behind a desk for a couple days, but he’ll be back to work soon.

However, if I even try to disarm a trespasser on my place, there’s a good chance I’m going to the pen.

 

[TedKennedy]

Excessive force or not, the cop may have to sit behind a desk for a couple days, but he’ll be back to work soon.

However, if I even try to disarm a trespasser on my place, there’s a good chance I’m going to the pen.

Much less confront some stranger in a public space.

I'm not judging this incident at all, but we do need to be careful what we tolerate from those we grant special rights.

 

[Big House]

What is that?

 

[Red Dirt Walker]

Based simply upon the short video and the article that didn't really help much at all I have to side with the Police Officer.
Tasers are meant to disable a person. If a police officer is disabled, that puts them at risk for being injured or killed.
Some my argue.....why couldn't the officer also use a taser? In this case I don't believe he had the opportunity. Based upon the video he was using his left hand to try and fend off the person, which only left his right hand, which was his pistol side. Even if cross drawing his taser is possible in non-threatening situations, in a situation like that I don't believe it was realistic, if possible.

 

[Snattlerake]

We're supposed to make an objective decision on this incident from that video? Good luck. Of course, the anti-cop crowd doesn't care about objectivity so carry on.

(For you cop haters, carefully read what I said... I don't believe I, or anyone else for that matter, can form an objective opinion based on that video. I'm not supporting or condemning the officer or anyone else.)

SAME HERE.

Not even going to comment.