I was listening to MSNBC, and some punditwas asked the question "Is it reasonable to believe that the officer mistook their handgun for a taser", and of course the answer was that no it wasn't reasonable to believe that.
So, despite evidence that they did, in fact, do that, you're going to go with "they murdered the person in cold blood"? Really?
I hate this trial-by-TV-talking-head (or worse, the twitter-verse). People make mistakes, especially during stress. The mind doesn't work the same way as normal. It becomes hyper-focused on some things, and goes onto auto-pilot for others.
But I get it -- the politically correct thing to say is that police are out to murder black people.
So, despite evidence that they did, in fact, do that, you're going to go with "they murdered the person in cold blood"? Really?
I hate this trial-by-TV-talking-head (or worse, the twitter-verse). People make mistakes, especially during stress. The mind doesn't work the same way as normal. It becomes hyper-focused on some things, and goes onto auto-pilot for others.
But I get it -- the politically correct thing to say is that police are out to murder black people.
