Anonymous wrote:So they only release the video when it’s clear cut ? Or only when POC get shot for fear of riots ? The guy shot in Potomac was alleged sleeping when killed yet not a peep from people the police etc .

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps in a perfect universe, this man didn't have to die. However, this officer was doing what he had to do in the moment with the weapon that he had. I really do not think the man would have died if he didn't charge the officer. This looked like police assisted suicide to me.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that people are forgetting here that the officer did not just happen to find this guy walking in the street with a deadly weapon. He was called to the scene by somebody who recognized a danger. The policeman here does not look like he escalated anything beyond presenting his weapon which he is required to do in a deadly force situation. All looked good for a little while. The suspect backed away, officer asked him to get on the ground. He would have subsequently asked him to toss the weapon. For a reason that we may never know the suspect went from backing away to charging the officer. At that point do you really want the officer exchanging his pistol for his holstered tazer? It certainly is not the protocol. I am pretty sure MoCo police do not do pistol to taser and back exchange drills. (Maybe they do, I do not work for them)

At the end of the day, the suspect determined the outcome of this case. He had lots of opportunity to kneel down or in some way acknowledge the officer's instructions. The officer has an obligation to not let the situation escalate to putting other civilians in danger.

Look, this was a bad day. Nobody woke up in the morning and over coffee said, 'I'd like to be involved in a shooting today.' Everybody wants to return home with their loved ones at night, even the gentleman shot here. Something awful happened which precipitated this event that nobody asked for. That is sad. Prayers for all because everybody here will be impacted.

I'm not the original PP who critiqued the video, but yes I think the officer should have switched to a taser if it was at all feasible. I understand that it might feel like an awkward transition, and that officers are subject to the same split-second decision-making cognitive challenges as the rest of us. So, in short, yes I think they should practice taser exchange drills.

Sometimes, the definition of protecting the community has to include protecting people from themselves.

Anonymous wrote:Looked like he was trying to run past the officer, to try to flee. Which is a very natural reaction when someone is pointing a gun at you and screaming like a crazy person.

Why the the officer kill him for trying to run away?

Anonymous wrote:Looked like he was trying to run past the officer, to try to flee. Which is a very natural reaction when someone is pointing a gun at you and screaming like a crazy person.

Why the the officer kill him for trying to run away?

Anonymous wrote:The issue was the man had a knife and was running toward him. However, it sounded like multiple shots and that sounded excessive. He could have shot him in the leg once to stop him.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sucks he was given no other choice. The need to have more non lethal options available for officers, but the cop didn't do anything wrong here.

Of course he had a choice. He could’ve chosen not to shoot that man.

Why did the cop stand his ground? He could’ve backed away, he could’ve put his cruiser in between him and his victim. He could’ve waited for back up. He could’ve done any number of things that didn’t involve shooting that man.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If a private citizen carrying a gun was walking down the street and was confronted with that guy, if they DID NOT run away, but instead stayed put, screaming at him to “get on the ground”, then shot him when he ran towards them, they’d be charged with murder.

Police should be no different.


That was murder.

The police officer did not just bump into this guy out of the blue. He was called because the guy was threatening the neighbor. Are you saying the police officer should have just ran away and let this guy attack his (presumably unarmed) neighbors? I don't think even an armed private citizen would do that.

Anonymous wrote:If a private citizen carrying a gun was walking down the street and was confronted with that guy, if they DID NOT run away, but instead stayed put, screaming at him to “get on the ground”, then shot him when he ran towards them, they’d be charged with murder.

Police should be no different.


That was murder.

Anonymous wrote:If a private citizen carrying a gun was walking down the street and was confronted with that guy, if they DID NOT run away, but instead stayed put, screaming at him to “get on the ground”, then shot him when he ran towards them, they’d be charged with murder.

Police should be no different.


That was murder.

Anonymous wrote:I think that people are forgetting here that the officer did not just happen to find this guy walking in the street with a deadly weapon. He was called to the scene by somebody who recognized a danger. The policeman here does not look like he escalated anything beyond presenting his weapon which he is required to do in a deadly force situation. All looked good for a little while. The suspect backed away, officer asked him to get on the ground. He would have subsequently asked him to toss the weapon. For a reason that we may never know the suspect went from backing away to charging the officer. At that point do you really want the officer exchanging his pistol for his holstered tazer? It certainly is not the protocol. I am pretty sure MoCo police do not do pistol to taser and back exchange drills. (Maybe they do, I do not work for them)

At the end of the day, the suspect determined the outcome of this case. He had lots of opportunity to kneel down or in some way acknowledge the officer's instructions. The officer has an obligation to not let the situation escalate to putting other civilians in danger.

Look, this was a bad day. Nobody woke up in the morning and over coffee said, 'I'd like to be involved in a shooting today.' Everybody wants to return home with their loved ones at night, even the gentleman shot here. Something awful happened which precipitated this event that nobody asked for. That is sad. Prayers for all because everybody here will be impacted.