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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if any of the people ITT are equally as upset about the death of Dillon Taylor in Salt Lake City. An unarmed white man shot and killed by a hispanic officer who was cleared of all wrong doing.

Personally I feel Officer Cruz should have been cleared but this shooting does fall under all the same criteria that enrages people in the BLM movement.

There is bodycam footage out there (warning - it is extremely graphic). Taylor was asked to stop walking away, he kept walking away and touching his waistband and pockets. When he turned to come back towards the officers he reaches in his waistband and so Officer Cruz shot him twice in the chest.

After cuffing him and patting him down you can hear the frustration in Cruz's voice as he repeatedly asks "Come on man what were you reaching for!?" while administering first aid and calling for medical assistance.

Now while Taylor had no weapon in his waistband or pockets should Cruz have been a mind reader? Should he have only drawn his tazer taking a chance Taylor wouldn't pull out a gun? Should he have shot him in the knee again hoping Taylor didn't have a gun in his waistband? Seriously what was the de-escalation that should have happened?

If Taylor had stopped, put his hands up and allowed officers to approach him and check for weapons he would still be alive. Who was really at fault here?[/quote]
The vast majority of these cases - there are some exceptions - would have turned out differently if the civilian just obeyed police commands. Where is this defiance of authority getting them? What is so hard about doing what the cop tells you to do? [/quote]

Especially if you claim to be so distrustful and afraid of cops. If you are afraid of them do you think disobeying their orders and reaching in your car/pockets/whatever is a good idea?[/quote]

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