But the officer decided that taking out his gun — and run the risk of losing control of it to his attacker — could put his fellow officers and the public at great risk.
“He also knew in today’s climate he would be accused of shooting an unarmed man and probably be called racist too,” said one officer, adding “every officer who has seen this video praise Varao for staying so calm and not using deadly force even though he had every right to do just that.”
Varao is still in hospital. His wounds are severe. A left occipital skull fracture, a small frontal subarachnoid hemorrhage, a subtle undisplaced fracture of the roof right orbital, a possible undisplaced fracture along the right ethmoid and cribriform plate, right anterior temporal laceration and a right occipital hematoma.
Wtf did I just watch?
Video from March 27, 2020. link