“While attempting to take the man into custody, he did not comply with multiple commands to stop, and he physically resisted when troopers tried to remove him from the car,” a state police statement said.
“Troopers shot the man when he continued to drive in a manner that placed officers in imminent danger,” the statement continued.
Why kill him, though? Why even try to pull him out of the car? Cops have the perp cornered in his car, so why didn’t they let the air out of all four tires, and sit in the squad car eating doughnuts until he gets bored and gives up?
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“ Tries to run over police officers with a car.”
According to the police, who have plenty of incentive to lie.
So many lies from so many cops, I’ll need to see the video before believing Item #3.
(It’s so common that I had to scroll to the top of the page to remind myself which cops “about to be run over and having to kill someone” we’re talking about.)
I think it’s important that we have the principles and humbleness to feel sorry for every death, even ones that were caused by the person that died.
I think the person who shot the person who died might have caused the death