West Virginia cop fired for not killing a man with an unloaded gun
"just a few bad apples"
West Virginia cop fired for not killing a man with an unloaded gun
"just a few bad apples"
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That's a difficult situation the right call probably would have been to shoot the guy - if a guy is waving his gun around, is suicidal how likely would it be for it to go off and kill someone? Like I said tough call, the officer in question is clearly an amazing individual who analyzed the situation perfectly and made the right call. He knew what he was doing but I don't think everyone is going to have the same level of discernment and skill at reading a situation. As a citizen I'd much rather have the crazy guy waving a gun acting suicidal put down than him be a risk to others.
Firing him seems really stupid though.
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We descended into hell
Into kingdom come
What's hilarious and tragic is that some cops oppose the use of bodycams, sometimes collectively:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/loc...n_body_cameras
Of course, even when you have to wear a bodycam, there's nothing to stop it from malfunctioning or being turned off at opportune moments.
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