If your job is to protect and serve, you shouldn't be walking away just because your feelings got hurt.
The situation escalated out of control, and now a man is dead - shot twice in the back while running away. Yes, he grabbed a Taser, but that's not a lethal weapon - it didn't justify the use of deadly force. They had his license, his car, and his keys - they knew where to find him if they had to. This is exactly the argument for defunding - an unarmed man sleeping in a car and holding up the drive-in line doesn't require police intervention, it requires a professional trained for these types of situations who can deescalate a confrontation. Let the cops do the job they ARE trained for - actual police work. |