Would rather crucify criminals than sanctify. I think when the taser was pointed at the officer it was clearly time to shoot. My safety would be off and I’d be drawing a bead, ready to pull the trigger. Personally, I think once he turned and ran I would have followed the cowboy code and not shot him in the back. I understand the argument that he was a threat but I wish he would have been pursued. As an armchair commentator I don’t want to condemn the officer. I also think the time from when the officers brain registered “shoot him” until he turned his back was a VERY short period of time, muscle memory takes over after the draw.
I read the Georgia LEO page describing the legal reasons why after numerous felonies committed by Brooks who was carrying a taser with a second live round, should have been put down. I understand the he police point of view better now.
Would rather crucify criminals than sanctify. I think when the taser was pointed at the officer it was clearly time to shoot. My safety would be off and I’d be drawing a bead, ready to pull the trigger. Personally, I think once he turned and ran I would have followed the cowboy code and not shot him in the back. I understand the argument that he was a threat but I wish he would have been pursued. As an armchair commentator I don’t want to condemn the officer. I also think the time from when the officers brain registered “shoot him” until he turned his back was a VERY short period of time, muscle memory takes over after the draw.
I read the Georgia LEO page describing the legal reasons why after numerous felonies committed by Brooks who was carrying a taser with a second live round, should have been put down. I understand the he police point of view better now.