07-10-2019, 10:42 AM
(07-10-2019, 10:34 AM)GMDino Wrote: Agreed that they don't always work. However the use of deadly force as a first option, while working, tends to restrict one's right to a trial for example.
Not every stop is like this one.
Police have a dangerous job. No doubt. One I would not do. But they must also walk that line of not overreacting too. It's a tough call but I still lean toward better training at keeping situations calm before physical altercations can arise in most cases.
We have a real problem with people not trusting police and police being defensive with people because they fear they are not trusted.
Something has to be done to fix THAT or we will see more incidents like the one in the video.
In all honesty, deadly force was justified in this case by almost every standard. In fact, the report says during the arrest McDowell kept putting his hands on the second officers gun holster. The problem is if people don't agree with that after the fact because it turned out okay this time then they will never agree with deadly force short of a guy holding a gun to the cops head and that is part of the issue.
