Again, it's possible my post was a knee jerk reaction. But, if you go back and read your post and others, you might see why I jumped to conclusions.
As for the whittling incident, perhaps I can play devil's advocate if nothing else...
Perhaps the officer didn't have all the information. You saw how short his chance of observing the subject. Perhaps he only observed the weapon, not the wood. We can't say for sure, as the camera doesn't see what he did. (one of the myths covered in that video)
Certainly he was unaware of the subject being deaf. That was certain to influence his perception at that moment. This armed subject was not responding to him.
Ok, done with that for a second. In this case, I'll agree that there is some evidence that the cop was negligent. Whether he actually was guilty of homicide, is a task better left up to an investigation, than to the media, or to us. I'm not saying that police should be unaccountable, only that we live in a specialized society, and we generally depend on experts to make expert decisions.
As for the whittling incident, perhaps I can play devil's advocate if nothing else...
Perhaps the officer didn't have all the information. You saw how short his chance of observing the subject. Perhaps he only observed the weapon, not the wood. We can't say for sure, as the camera doesn't see what he did. (one of the myths covered in that video)
Certainly he was unaware of the subject being deaf. That was certain to influence his perception at that moment. This armed subject was not responding to him.
Ok, done with that for a second. In this case, I'll agree that there is some evidence that the cop was negligent. Whether he actually was guilty of homicide, is a task better left up to an investigation, than to the media, or to us. I'm not saying that police should be unaccountable, only that we live in a specialized society, and we generally depend on experts to make expert decisions.
