WTF your going to ignore some one who stated that the LEO seemed jittery, and also come out and say this is another LEO bashing thread. What a hypocrite, seriously did the words you just put forth not go through your brain as you let them loose.
You state valid reasons as to why the situation may have happened given current policing polices and standards, your last 2 paragraphs support Veer's point.
We are not (most of us anyway) bashing LEO as a whole group in this thread. We are talking about one officer and a situation involving that officer. I actually take a huge amount of offense to the idea that just because someone puts a uniform on they are some how superior in every way to me and everyone else. I know quite a few LEO and you know what they are human beings, and cover the whole facet of society. Some are the "salt of the earth" and some are douche bags. If you remove the badge and uniform they would be the same people.
I would not and do not support any group being covered with a blanket statement. All LEO suck, all teachers suck, all mechanics are crooks etc... but one bad apple does spoil the whole bunch and the bad apples need to be sent packing.
If a Doctor had botched a dozen back surgeries and left 10 paralyzed (local story few years ago) should he keep his license? Should the medical board defend him? Then why should a LEO get a free pass in life?
I pushed my daughter hard in school and when she wanted to give up at times she would ask me, why does it matter. My answer, no one wants a C doctor, no one wants a C engineer, no one wants a C mechanic. Well I don't want a C officer. I want officers who are actually what you believe them to be and that is A+ people.
How am I a hypocrite?
I'm not putting them on ignore for saying he looked jumpy. It's the "Murder committed by a guy in blue" comments that show me what braindead idiots they are. That's why they're on ignore. Comments like that are fucking absurd. No cop suits up for the day thinking, "hmm...think I'll cap me a minority today for the fun of an IA investigation, possible firing, possible criminal charges and jail time."
Does shit happen, you bet. Are there jumpy snowflakes in uniform these days, I'm sure of it. So I'd be cool as a frozen cucumber if I get contacted. Do what you're told, even if the cop is in the wrong. Court is where you right an injustice, not the side of a road.
As for cops getting a free pass, again...get real. There's more scrutiny and consequences to doing the job CORRECTLY, let alone fucking up, than there's ever been before. If you screw up as a cop, you can go to jail. You can lose your job. Best case scenario you take a hefty internal punishment...60 days no pay is pretty common in my department these days.
For Fucks sake look at Ferguson. That kid did nothing wrong. He shot a GIANT "kid" trying to disarm him who'd already broken the bones in his face using his bare hands. After committing a strong arm robbery. Did nothing wrong and still got forced out of a job and no department will ever rehire him because of the controversy. What other job on planet Earth do you see that happening in?
How many insurance agents you know who screw up and lose 25% of their salary for a year? How many electricians do a shitty job and have the district attorney filing charges against them? How many lawyers do you know who get themselves a DUI a lose their job and license/certification over it?
You guys see a handful of cases a year where something goes bad, maybe the cops fault, maybe not. If the cop isn't imprisoned it's some kind of conspiracy to cover for them. I see cops getting slammed on a regular basis for doing nothing wrong. I see criminals skate completely on felony assaults against cops. All because of how it will look in a courtroom.
Which brings me full circle to my prior point. Armchair quarterbacks plain don't know wtf they're talking about. They haven't been there, haven't seen it, experienced it, lived with the dangers and consequences of being thrust into rapidly evolving scenarios and forced to make split second decisions to create a solution. You can watch all the videos you want... doesn't make you an expert or buy you experience or credibility.
It's not a pretty job. It doesn't look good even when it's done 100% correctly, legally, and by the book. These retards watch a video ten times and then criticize the guy who watched it unfold before him once, full speed, no replay, no slow motion. At the end of the day, I'm coming home to my wife. If you think I'm going to risk my life beyond necessity to give you the benefit of the doubt, think again. Everybody has a different mental line in the sand. Cross mine and you take your life in your own hands.
Or... you could just do wtf you're told and complain/sue/whatever later. If your life is worth standing on your principles have at it. But don't bitch if it doesn't pan out the way you wanted.