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Originally Posted by Nine17 View Post
It looks like a case of negligent handling of a handgun in a highly-charged and stressful situation.

...I can't tell if the officer decided to draw his firearm because the decedent appeared to constitute a threat or whether he saw a threat from the crowd.
There are fine, competent policemen who are often faced with far more "highly-charged and stressful" situations and never draw their firearms. This cop was the ONLY one who felt the need to draw his, for whatever reason.

Reports of citizen-complaints against this officer have surfaced, an exorbitant number for a two-year cop (isn't even one too many for that length of time on the force?). Sounds like this guy was a bad cop who never should have been given a badge.
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