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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet
I've seen the video.
Hard to say if the shooting was accidental or not.
however, based on my observations of the video, he did quite abruptly blow this man away, but he also appeared to be surprised at what happened.
at 1:55 the officer clearly appears surprised by the discharge of the firearm.
It could have been either that he improperly handled the firearm or that he thought he had drawn his tazer (assuming he was so equipped) and in the adrenaline rush of the moment, fired expecting a "zzzzzzzzttttt" and instead getting a distinctive "POP".
If i were on the Jury in this particular case, after hearing the evidence of both sides and reviewing this video... i probably would have a hard time ruling this a "premeditated murder" however, when i first heard "involuntary manslaughter" i was suprised.
I know nothing about the case other than what i have seem on the above referenced video. so im not in a position - as the Jury would have been - to cast a verdict.
but upon my inspection of the video i would say that the transit cop appeared shocked or surprised by what had happened.
to me, that indicates an accident.
however, accident or not, a man is dead, his family now without him, and an officer's career and life ruined.
accidents kill people every day, the particularly troubling thing about this is that you expect a higher level of professionalism from a LEO than to accidentally discharge his weapon... least of all into the back of a disarmed and mostly subdued individual.
a sad situation.
Justice is a very funny thing... I'm 100% sure that if this officer had received any sentence other than the death penalty there would have been rioting.
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The point of this video and topic is not about whether the Officer was wrong or right in his actions. It's clearly obvious that he screwed up and he's going to pay a heavy price for that. The point of this video and the OP was that blacks in society often feel a need to riot and protest violently when the justice they're seeking is not administered to their liking. A white man was supposed to apparently die in this case!
Somebody else eventually posted in here that there's rarely a case where white people openly riot and protest violently when the justice they're seeking isn't carried out. He's right to point out the double-standard that's present here. He finds that this form of rioting and protest is grossly unwarranted in today's society. Why? Because it's racism against whites and white authority plain and simple. It's true, if a black Officer shot and killed this black suspect then this wouldn't have even made the news.
People on here shouldn't be bashing on GORPET for his opinion. Heck, they should actually be siding with him for pointing out the double-standard. The fact that this guy came out and voiced his opinion after 5 years of silence and finally spoke up about this should speak volumes about how silenced the white voice has become in our society. Apparently blacks in society are the only ones that should have a voice!