Wasn't the cop watching the guy's hands?

That quick draw is raw.

Now where are all those who got their knickers in a twist over that video in which the cop kept the person pulled over at distance and at gunpoint, eh?

>> ^hpqp:

Now where are all those who got their knickers in a twist over that video in which the cop kept the person pulled over at distance and at gunpoint, eh?


Have patience, they'll be around...

Holy shit.

Ah, one less a-hole in this world. And quite a savings to taxpayers! Excellent work, Officer.

Ah, sweet justice.

Nice try, Sparky.

>> ^quantumushroom:

Ah, one less a-hole in this world. And quite a savings to taxpayers! Excellent work, Officer.


My question is: which shot of his connected? And where did it hit?

Either way, nice shootin' Tex.

does @dag consider this a snuff film?

Seems like the cop should have insisted the guy keep his hands on the steering wheel at all times. As soon as the guys' hands drop from the steering wheel, assume he's pulling a gun, and withdraw to the back of the vehicle.

>> ^hpqp:

Now where are all those who got their knickers in a twist over that video in which the cop kept the person pulled over at distance and at gunpoint, eh?


I notice something about the two videos and both the "oorah" brigade and the "police are assholes" brigade;

In this video, the policeman has no real view on the lunatic, he approaches him whilst he's sat in his car (he could have a fucking bazooka in there and he wouldn't know), he seems very relaxed as though he hasn't got a hint of guard up and even after attempted shot goes wrong he seems utterly surprised and almost as though he doesn't believe it's happening until he finally reacts. The policeman has no real alternative but to shoot at the guy because the guy's a clear and huge danger to everyone. And perhaps he always was a nutcase, but perhaps if the officer would have been more cautious no shot would have been fired and the nutcase would have ended up where he belongs.

In the other video, the man voluntarily gets out of his car and walks around, he takes his hands out of his pockets. The policeman is clearly expecting danger (perhaps a bit TOO much if you ask me), he's issuing clear commands and appears to be going to great lengths to minimise the risk to himself (and not necessarily others). Personally, i know there are solutions which are used by british police at times which involve letting a person *who is clearly acting outside the law due specifically to police pressure* escape (or think they've escaped) only to turn up later at their house and take them safely and calmly for everyone involved; i would have preferred such a solution but i don't know if it's feasible in that part of america.

Why must the nutjobs AND anti-police people live at the extremes? We don't have to have one or the other, we can have a nice mixture of safety and respect for both the officer AND the individual. BOTH videos are examples, imo, of it being done wrong by the officer. And i don't mean job-regulations wrong, i mean basic common sense/common decency wrong. You know, that thing everyone stopped having around 1970.

@dannym3141

Yes, it would be nice for people to have common sense, and when I say "people", that's civvies and cops alike. The guy in the other vid shows no respect for authority, has baggy clothes that could conceal any number of weapons, and repeatedly disobeys the order of the man holding the gun. That kind of irrational behaviour would trigger all my alarms if I were a cop. My guess is that person either has some sort of mental disorder or was just really stupid.

As for the cop in this video, that's probably the last time he's this easygoing on a routine pullover. Heck, maybe the cop in the vid I linked above had a similar experience, thus his jumpiness, who knows.

Man that was scary. Had that shooter not been an idiot, that cop would no doubt be faceless right now.

65163 = cop code for 'I shat myself'

In Texas we call that "A speedy trial." Case closed. Anyone dumb enough to shoot at a cop gets what he deserves.

I can't believe this even went to trial... ridiculous.

I'm sorry... I SHIT my pants when he pulled the gun and it went click. His karma must have been golden to not only have the gun hit a spent bullet, but to score all those shots on the target without him getting away.

When you see it in movies, its stupid, when you see it happen in real life, you just walked the line between life and death.

http://missoulian.com/news/local/obituaries/article_26c3c552-fa0a-11de-bd7a-001cc4c03286.html

Things are rarely ever this black and white when it comes to cops using deadly force.

Officer or not. That person was luuuuuuc-KEY.

More on the story : http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_2dd02134-477f-11df-aba6-001cc4c002e0.html

>> ^longde:

Wasn't the cop watching the guy's hands?
That quick draw is raw.


From what it looks like to me the gun was probably in the drivers side door jam and the driver was probably leaned over.

Maybe this is why sometimes I see state troopers approach from the passenger side?