Good guy with a gun...

[Benton]

(11-13-2018, 11:40 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: If you're off duty or plain clothes the first thing you do when uniformed officers arrive on scene is place your gun on the ground (in a safe place) and step away from it.  Then place your hands up with badge in hand.  

I have several questions about the incident in OP.  Was the guard in uniform?  Why was the guard pointing a gun at a subdued suspect he had physical control over?  Did the guard respond to police commands when they arrived on scene?  

How are people drawing definitive conclusions from the limited amount of evidence we have on hand? 

My comments are more general than in regard to this instance. As you've said, I don't think it's fair to draw many conclusions based off a handful of stories that are all citing the same press release. We likely won't know more until after an investigation.

But, my assumption is that the guard wasn't acting/responding like an officer because he's a security guard and not an officer. But that's just a guess. I don't think many people in the general public would follow the same actions an officer would if they were trying to restrain a drunk with a weapon.