Posted by burnsy483 on 12/16/2014 4:10:00 PM (view original):
And ****, he just said "show me your license," so he went to do that. Maybe the cop should have moved quickly towards him to see what he was doing, maybe he could yell "come back, hands up", something different. Again, he wasn't a threat, there was no reason to shoot him. Thinking he was was very wrong, and shooting him was criminal, in my opinion.
I'm not a fan of cops shooting people.
1. There is the law
2. There is the right way
3. There is what you need to do
The law dictates that the cop can stop you and demand your license.
The right way is to sit your *** in your car with your hands on the wheel. Not doing this is a bad idea.
What you need to do is make sure the cop is fully cognizant of what you're doing.
I assume you have crosswalks where the pedestrian has the right of way. When you approach them do you just walk across or do you look before you cross? If you look and a car is not stopping, do you walk on anyway? You are responsible for your safety. If you're in a situation where it's threatened, you have to do what you need to do to protect it.