Later claimed he was reaching for his taser, but accidentally drew his gun instead.
I have no problem believing that. LEs don't draw weapons in front of a crowd of people and shoot someone in the back lying down. It's more likely a mistake then he made the decision on a whim to shoot the guy knowing it would cost him at the very least his job, or a life time in jail. A damn shame all around, but it's more likely some very bad decisions were made under stress vs intent there. Of course an investigation will need to be done, like is the taser right next to the gun on his belt? I couldn't see. The cop quit his job BTW.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmJukcFzEX4&feature=related
Various stories:
http://news.google.com/news?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS257&tab=in&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1286215714
I have no problem believing that. LEs don't draw weapons in front of a crowd of people and shoot someone in the back lying down. It's more likely a mistake then he made the decision on a whim to shoot the guy knowing it would cost him at the very least his job, or a life time in jail. A damn shame all around, but it's more likely some very bad decisions were made under stress vs intent there. Of course an investigation will need to be done, like is the taser right next to the gun on his belt? I couldn't see. The cop quit his job BTW.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmJukcFzEX4&feature=related
Various stories:
http://news.google.com/news?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS257&tab=in&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1286215714