[SLO-BOB]

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Originally Posted by Nine17
Hindsight is always 20-20... Watching the videos, I can't believe that police officers have to go out in the middle of the night and break up fights between a bunch of drunk low-lifes on a public transit system which should be used safely and respectfully by all members of the public... It looks like complete chaos due to bad choices by a bunch of self-centered drunkards... The deceased person wasn't an immediate threat to the officers, but there appear to be threats all around from a drunk, surly, self-centered crowd... The angle of the shot appears to be that of a weapon being unholstered unsafely (with a finger on the trigger)... The discharge of the firearm appears to have been negligent but unintentional... A tragic and unnecessary loss of life...

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Well said.

Both officers jump back away from the suspect just before the one draws and fires. I don't know if it was a mistake -- as mentioned earlier -- and in the stress of the moment, the officer thought he was pulling and firing his Taser, or if it was an unintentional discharge due to poor firearm training/handling.

The language in the audio on the one video is a pretty good indication of the hostility of the crowd. The suspect who ended up being shot was fighting with the officers. I'm wondering if he was emboldened by the crowd (and the probable alcohol in his system) and made moves/comments indicating he was armed?

One thing is for sure, the incident will give the self-centered, low-life (usually drunk or drugged up) savages a reason to riot.

Wow! The kid was handcuffed and they killed him. You guys are a trip.