Squinty wrote:There's footage from another angle. You can see him throw something behind a fence. Presumably that's the gun.
News reports are saying he was given the gun by older kid he was with.
You could ask the question why the kid was out at that time with someone else who had a gun. But it doesn't really matter. Seems like another officer error.
Surely he needs to see the gun in the air before he shoots? I guess it's split-second thinking... and when faced with the prospect of being shot, you can't place too much blame on him?
Squinty wrote:There's footage from another angle. You can see him throw something behind a fence. Presumably that's the gun.
News reports are saying he was given the gun by older kid he was with.
You could ask the question why the kid was out at that time with someone else who had a gun. But it doesn't really matter. Seems like another officer error.
Surely he needs to see the gun in the air before he shoots? I guess it's split-second thinking... and when faced with the prospect of being shot, you can't place too much blame on him?
Yeah. I think he fired because he thought he saw the gun in his hand, when it wasn't at that point. The flashlight he had on him probably didn't help his vision.
Squinty wrote:There's footage from another angle. You can see him throw something behind a fence. Presumably that's the gun.
News reports are saying he was given the gun by older kid he was with.
You could ask the question why the kid was out at that time with someone else who had a gun. But it doesn't really matter. Seems like another officer error.
Surely he needs to see the gun in the air before he shoots? I guess it's split-second thinking... and when faced with the prospect of being shot, you can't place too much blame on him?
Yeah. I think he fired because he thought he saw the gun in his hand, when it wasn't at that point. The flashlight he had on him probably didn't help his vision.
Show some respect for Prince Phillip, it's a torch!
It's a minor gripe in the long line of things, but why do cops have to use such disgusting language in the US. I know there are instances of our cops doing the same, but generally they have to act more like public servants. For example, here a cop should be calling a suspect "sir" where as in America it seems you have to call them sir or get some serious attitude or an ass kicking.
Some of the problems seem to boil down to this lack of any basic respect in my opinion. Again it probably goes back to the proliferation of guns, assuming everyone is armed etc.
Tucker always looks like he enjoys twinkies to be fair.
Side note, I once went to The Castro to visit Harvey Milk's old office. It was a bit sad as there wasn't really anything there to mark or acknowledge his work, but I do believe his office was some kind of human rights organisation now, which was nice to see. I guess it's better his office is still a living breathing human rights endeavor than some kind of museum.