(July 21, 2016 at 3:30 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(July 21, 2016 at 1:10 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: Given the initial 911 call mentioned in the report, I would say that they did. As I said, I think that from the description, and what the guy said the cops response to the question of "why did you shoot me?" that it was an accident. That doesn't justify it, or mean that he shouldn't be brought up charges, but that it should be treated as an accidental shooting. I would be curious to see the investigation report, and a follow up story.
You obviously have lower standards for pointing a deadly weapon at someone than I do. If the standard for threat of deadly force is "some guy called 911", then I submit that the standard is far too low.
In addition the shooting occurred *after* the officer had arrived on scene and had reasonable time to assess the situation and stand down.
"Accident" doesn't do it justice, this appears to be negligence, possibly criminal - at least if it were anyone other than a cop.
As I said before, I don't agree, with pointing a gun at someone, that you are not intending to shoot (so I agree, that it shouldn't have happened). I do think that they should be ready in such cases as a 911 call, and where there is a potential issue for safety. I would also say , that they should remain ready and alert, until the situation is resolved one way or the other (under control). If one person says they have a gun, the one in question says that they don't, I do not think that you just stand down. It is unfortunate, and I imagine, that the kid's autism didn't help in assessing a possibly dangerous situation (it seemed like they where quite a ways back).
