Police state reached

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Does he deserve to be dead? From that video...no. but since this fine upstanding police dept conveniently has no video equipment anywhere...we'll never know will we

There was a video that was shot right after the shooting. On the video, you could hear one guy explaining to another guy what happened. He said that the officer had his gun drawn and the guy came charging at the officer. I'm not 6'4, 295 pounds. I'm 5'9 and 150 pounds. I'm not nearly the physical threat that a 6'4, 295 pound guy is. Despite that, I know that if I am confronted by an officer and he draws his gun and tells me to freeze, if I don't comply and I charge at him, I'm probably going to get shot. That is just reality. When an officer has a gun on you and he tells you to freeze and put your hands in the air, it's probably not a good idea to go charging towards him. If you do, there is an excellent chance you are going to get shot.

Did he deserve to get shot? I don't really know how to answer that. If you engage in a behavior that is likely to get you killed, there is a good chance that you are going to get killed. Charging towards an officer who has a gun on you is likely to get you killed.