Officer Shows Admirable Restraint

[Alamo]

All I saw was the video, and big caveat that there may be much more to this than I could see, but....wow. Without already knowing the outcome I thought I was going to see another Deputy Dinkheller video or something.

Restraint has its place, but it is not always admirable. It appears to me that the subject only complied when the other two officers showed up.

 

[One Shot One Kill]

Usually I'm shaking my head because of a bad or unjustified shoot (makes the news more), but in this case I'm going to have to agree the officer should have put that guy down, he was on a threatening power trip... Or just bat sh*t crazy, which seems more likely.
Anytime a person refuses to keep advancing when a gun is drawn, force seems more than reasonable, who knows what else they will decide to do...

 

[Kutnupe14]

Or... maybe he didn't want to shoot the guy and was exercising restraint.

You guys are always assuming the worst about cops.

Restraint? No that guy isn't cut out for the job. If his PD continues to let this guy work, his blood is on their hands. A Marine with a purple heart means nothing but you got hurt on the job (wounded or killed). It certainly doesn't meant he was some sort of squared away combat vet.

 

[steveh_131]

At least he didn't kick him in the balls. So he's got that going for him.

 

[oldpink]

Restraint? No that guy isn't cut out for the job. If his PD continues to let this guy work, his blood is on their hands. A Marine with a purple heart means nothing but you got hurt on the job (wounded or killed). It certainly doesn't meant he was some sort of squared away combat vet.

Exactly
Let us not confuse inability to act with "admirable restraint."

 

[steveh_131]

Or maybe he was "able" to act and chose not to.

Never happens?

 

[Kutnupe14]

Or maybe he was "able" to act and chose not to.

Never happens?

Not around me if they want to keep their teeth.

 

[CTS]

I agree.

A few people on here need to watch the Dinkheller video and see how terrible this could have been.

If that's the one with the dancing Vietnam Vet I agree...I've seen it once, that was enough. There's not a lot on the internet that can get to me, but that video is one of the most disturbing I've ever seen. Of course if he had pulled the trigger it would have been "officer kills unarmed Vietnam Veteran."

 

[Dead Duck]

So who was actually in control of this situation? The dirtbag - that's who.
Letting the perp run him backwards away from his car and then the cop falls down and still doesn't fire?
This isn't even sop for a jester or a clown or a 5yr old.


Only excuse that might work is he accidentally dumped his mag in the car and doesn't carry chambered. He was just bluffing till backup arrived.

He needs a psych eval. I'm sure a security company will pick him up. Well, maybe if they don't see his video.

 

[Bigdog357]

Shoud have popped a cap in him, don't comply you die

 

[steveh_131]

His police chief seems to disagree with you guys.

 

[Kutnupe14]

His police chief seems to disagree with you guys.

Well then that chief is an idiot, and I'm glad I don't work for him. The media seized upon this because it plays into their "unarmed" = "not dangerous" narrative. So the next time, heaven forbid, an officer shoots an unarmed person, they can cue up this piece of shoddy police work, and assail the officer as wanting to kill the perp.... because after all, the guy in this vid didn't kill a suspected murder, with his hands in his pockets, running toward him, and disobeying commands; so obviously there's never a time an unarmed person should be shot due to officer safety.

 

[oldpink]

Well then that chief is an idiot, and I'm glad I don't work for him. The media seized upon this because it plays into their "unarmed" = "not dangerous" narrative. So the next time, heaven forbid, an officer shoots an unarmed person, they can cue up this piece of shoddy police work, and assail the officer as wanting to kill the perp.... because after all, the guy in this vid didn't kill a suspected murder, with his hands in his pockets, running toward him, and disobeying commands; so obviously there's never a time an unarmed person should be shot due to officer safety.

And don't forget the legions of fools who will also claim that the cop can just shoot the perp in the leg.
Brilliant

 

[Denny347]

And don't forget the legions of fools who will also claim that the cop can just shoot the perp in the leg.
Brilliant

Yeah. Hell, this guy let the suspect get so close that he could have shot his leg.

 

[ghuns]

Well then that chief is an idiot, and I'm glad I don't work for him. The media seized upon this because it plays into their "unarmed" = "not dangerous" narrative. So the next time, heaven forbid, an officer shoots an unarmed person, they can cue up this piece of shoddy police work, and assail the officer as wanting to kill the perp.... because after all, the guy in this vid didn't kill a suspected murder, with his hands in his pockets, running toward him, and disobeying commands; so obviously there's never a time an unarmed person should be shot due to officer safety.

^^^^This bears repeating^^^^

This will be used as a club to beat officers who choose NOT to trust their lives in the hands of a nutbag.

I'm also waiting for the good revs, Al and Jesse, to show up pointing to this video as further PROOF that cops are all racist pricks since they only shoot unarmed black guys and risk life and limb to not shoot white guys.

 

[looney2ns]

Wow, all my internet commando training has at least taught me not to let the perp get that close.

 

[Denny347]

The officer is now stating that he "knew" the suspect wasn't armed by the shape of the pocket his hand was in. The BS flag has been thrown. If he really thought he was unarmed, the suspect is getting knocked to the ground, kick or elbow. Now he is making excuses for his actions.

 

[public servant]

I hope the officer never finds himself in that situation again...because he likely won't live through it a second time.

 

[TopDog]

Perp was playing the payday game.

 

[rw496]

Just saw this and ..wow. Denny is right on with his assessment. I do wonder if, as someone pointed out, this is the result of all the media attention and you'll see more cops second guessing themselves. No way I don't pull the trigger there, or if the cop "knew" he was unarmed cracking the guy across the head, I prefer Maglite but whatever is handy and reasonable