@smerconish Yes. I will say, though, that I feel trans athletes should be allowed to PARTICIPATE in practices and exhibition games, but not allowed to compete for points, records, and spots on competitive teams.
@smerconish A reasonable officer, clearly in possession of her license plate, would have let her go as he moved out of the way and had her arrested down the road for attempted assault on a police officer, resisting arrest, and fleeing. He could have ruined her life in lieu of taking it.
@smerconish I will also assert that his comment of, "fucking bitch" reveals that he had a personal opinion at the time of the shooting and could be argued that he thought she deserved it. Not his job.
@smerconish Open. I approached it with an open mind and based on your presentation and my reading of guidelines and protocol, this officer is guilty of NOT following the guidelines; negligent in conduct by focusing on his phone, distracting him from the totality of the situation.
@smerconish Good morning, Michael,
Contemplate the officer's ability to take in "the totality of the situation" as he was focused on his phone until he looks up as he's pulling his gun. Multitasking is not in the guidelines of behavior of a "reasonable officer"
@VOLGARR@AveryDaye Also, it is clear in DHS, DOJ, and even ICE guidelines that an officer shall not create a justification for lethal force by putting himself in harm's way, i.e., stepping in front of a vehicle in an attempt to stop it from fleeing. "Officer induced jeopardy" I believe is the term.
@zone6danny@AveryDaye It is also very clear in federal guidelines that unless the driver presents a mortal threat, OTHER THAN THE VEHICLE (i.e., wielding a gun at the officer), shooting at the driver of a moving vehicle creates an out-of-control vehicle with the potential for great harm.
@zone6danny@AveryDaye Let's not forget negligence while on duty. I'm pretty sure making a content video while shooting an unarmed driver could be argued as "distracted" at best.
@TizzyEnt Nothing like uppity bitches regurgitating Fox News talking points. Law enforcement agents "shall not put their bodies in the way of moving vehicles in an attempt to stop their progress". I paraphrase, but she didn't aim at him. He stepped in front of her. His fault, not hers.
@OccupyDemocrats Sorry, but the video evidence available so far is enough to prosecute a criminal homicide. Negligence by distraction of being on his pone, on duty, LEO Ross put himself in a situation against policy guidance that afforded him the "opportunity" to draw and shoot a civilian.
@CalltoActivism Lastly, the guidance is also clear that the ONLY time lethal force against a driver is if the driver is presenting a lethal threat, other than the vehicle, against the officer or others. None of the requisite circumstances justifying lethal force exist here. PERIOD
@CalltoActivism More: All the guidance is clear that shooting at the driver of a moving vehicle, and rendering it guidance free, is MORE dangerous than simply following the driver and apprehending him/her later.
@CalltoActivism Next: He was on his phone taking video while engaging with a supposed "domestic terrorist". Distracted as such, he could not be present to make a defendable split-second decision to use lethal force.