Originally Posted by
American Patriot
I'm sure there's a lot more to this.... but seriously... shooting an old lady? The "person" on the road was who?
Now, this is the problem: "It was not immediately clear what exactly prompted the trooper to fire his gun. Officials are investigating the circumstances surrounding Lawrence's death."
If someone comes over and punches me in the face then runs away, I can't legally pull out my gun, follow him to a parking lot and shoot him dead. No matter how big he is.
If he punches my wife in the face and runs off... I still can't shoot him.
If it appears he's going to kill someone, I can. I just can't chase him down and do it.
A cop has to be held to the same standard.
So - when it comes out what she did to prompt a discharge of a fire arm - fine, until then, it needs to be questioned.
Because police officers are in uniform and are sworn to uphold the law, and because lately so many have broken the law themselves all this crap should come out quickly and accurately.
There should be NO QUESTION that if a cop pulls his weapon out and has to shoot there was a legitimate reason for doing so. Lately that isn't always the case.
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