Recall the Patrick Dorismond case in NYC.FormerNavy wrote:carmen fovozzo wrote:..Even if the LEO was pushed and had a right to tell her she was in the wrong line he should of called security, not draw his weapon..dumb imo
I would think being pushed would call more for the deployment of a taser or mace... not drawing a gun. However, I would still fault the two idiots in the checkout line, if the story is accurate.
Of course, I wonder what local PD's reaction would be if I pulled my gun on someone in Wal Mart after being pushed... if it's good enough for LEO to protect themselves, it should be good enough for me... but I doubt the outcome would be the same.
Patrick Dorismond's standing at a bus stop minding his own business and a stranger walks up to him and tries to buy drugs. Dorismond tells him he doesn't have any drugs and to get lost. The guy persists. Dorismond tells the guy to take a hike and stop bothering him. The guy STILL persists, aggressively trying to buy drugs. Dorismond hits or pushes the guy... who shoots him to death. The wouldbe buyer turns out to be a plain clothes NYPD cop. The shooting is of course ruled "justified".
All too often, the police are allowed to create self-generated "crises" out of thin air then "solve" them with deadly force.