Cop shoots unarmed man WHY?

[mikec]

What is the zone when the subject isn't moving and you already have two people with guns pointed at him?

Fucking exactly! Pull your gun, point it at him. Then, if he lunges at you, pop his ass.

This was the result of a couple of assholes that were pissed they hadn't gotten to shoot a pitbull lately, chose the next best target...

[Mach1]

I've always wanted to kill people, is DPD hiring?

[1carcrazyguy]

It's just a flesh wound. C'mon walk it off.

[stevo]

Not defending this situation since I was not there. But ....

/facepalm

Stevo

[BradM]

That 21' rule is from the holstered position. That cop needs to lose his job at the very least.

[talisman]

That 21' rule is from the holstered position. That cop needs to lose his job at the very least.

Exactly what I figured.

[jewozzy]

If you call a Pocket Knife armed

lol

[dcs13]

If you call a Pocket Knife armed

Asshats on 9/11 did plenty of damage with box cutters...

This aint good for DPD. It sure looks like that guy could have done a lot more before he fired his pistol.
Will be interesting to see if Watkins moves for indictment on a black officer killing a white guy

[slow99]

What a piece of fucking shit.

[jewozzy]

i agree video doesnt look good. hopefully there is good audio that will try to put us in his frame of mind, either way not looking like a good shoot at all.

[Forever_frost]

What is the zone when the subject isn't moving and you already have two people with guns pointed at him?

300 feet and if he breathes incorrectly, it's assault of an officer. Wonder if the guy's ears were cropped

[ram57ta]

Asshats on 9/11 did plenty of damage with box cutters...

This aint good for DPD. It sure looks like that guy could have done a lot more before he fired his pistol.
Will be interesting to see if Watkins moves for indictment on a black officer killing a white guy

He's not dead...at least not yet unless DPD sent someone to the hospital to finish him off behind a closed door.

[UserX]

Not defending this situation since I was not there. But as officers we are taught of a 21ft potentially harm/lethal zone. Meaning that if a person with a knife, bat, tire iron, etc is within 21ft and they charge at you, the percentages of them making it to you and inflicting whatever harm is very high. If he had decided to charge them, the reaction time of drawing, correctly aim and discharging their pistols, the guy likely would've made it to them and could've stabbed one of the officers.

With that being said the video shows the officers walking towards the subject so they were putting themselves within that zone.

You're saying he charged them?

[SSMAN]

He had arms..........

[hustleman]

You're saying he charged them?

Where in my explanation does it say he charged them. No he was standing still . If it was me a round would've never been discharged with what I viewed.

Once again I'm just explaining training or a situation and all the haters immediately want to jump on my back.