Quote Originally Posted by bae View Post
If, as is claimed by some, the fellow was grappling for the officer's gun or indicating an intent to do so, how much time would you have the officer devote to performing this analysis, Rob?

How much weight does he give to the value of his own life and going home to his family at the end of his shift against the implications of the Twitterverse?
This realization, realizing what's going on in society and how it could work against him, should have been programmed into his brain after six years on the force Bae.....Inequality is only getting worse, social media has been around for a few years now, and the concept of perceptions in any kind of position where you deal with the public is nothing new. Basically there should have been a mental checklist in his head before he ever fired - if for no other reason, to save his pension and his job. In other words, he could have CYA'd much better.

About the grappling for the gun - why not just taser then? Does anyone know if this cop had a taser? That could have subdued Brown and saved all this drama and upcoming multi-million dollar lawsuits. Brown could then have been arrested had the cop known of the robbery and taken to jail and processed for a felony and been treated at least neutrally. We'd never even know his name if he'd just been tasered. I realized that Micheal Brown was 6 4 and 292 lbs so this could sure intimidate but I just don't know about shooting him and killing him - why not just go for his leg, something to hinder him, if that was totally necessary? Gotta say I'm not seeing the logic in shooting him dead. Prosecuting for robbery/strong arming the clerk, yes - but shooting him dead, no. Rob