Thursday, January 04, 2018

We're the Only Ones Imminently Threatened Enough

A white Ohio police officer who fatally shot a black man in a Walmart store says he believed he faced an “imminent threat,” although he acknowledges he never saw the man point what turned out to be an air rifle or threaten anyone. [More]
Not that I dare have an opinion.

Wouldn't want to Monday morning quarterback or anything...

2 comments:

FedUp said...

“When I first observed John Crawford … he had a rifle in hand about to raise it up,” Williams said.

Objection, your Honor!
The Witness assumes facts not in evidence.

Longbow said...

The policeman's adverse emotional state grants him license to kill. If he sees you and he decides he feels bad, he may kill you.

What are your questions on this block of instruction?