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[MadMojoMonkey]

Related but unrelated anecdote: This one is a cop. "Trained' in handling of weapons and situations as his job. The vic is white. Imagine some random shmuck wanting to be an avenger or some shit getting a gun.

Harrowing, but I take the cop's side in that. He was perfectly clear in his instructions and the consequences of not following them.
He did not shoot on the first couple of times the guy did not follow instructions.
At the end, it's hard to see what happened in the last second or two, but when we see the guy again, he's reaching behind himself, has crawled without his hands in the air and angled his body such that he's reaching behind himself.

If he was otherwise innocent, he totally fucked up. Either way, good shooting, cop.

[Poopadoop]

Harrowing, but I take the cop's side in that. He was perfectly clear in his instructions and the consequences of not following them.
He did not shoot on the first couple of times the guy did not follow instructions.
At the end, it's hard to see what happened in the last second or two, but when we see the guy again, he's reaching behind himself, has crawled without his hands in the air and angled his body such that he's reaching behind himself.

If he was otherwise innocent, he totally fucked up. Either way, good shooting, cop.

I can't see taking the cop's side. The guy was drunk. The cop was screaming at him and the guy was crying and obviously pissing his pants afraid. He looked to me like he just lost his balance for a second and the cop pumps him full of lead? Waaaat?

Maybe don't play Simon Says with someone while you're pointing a gun at them and they're drunk and expect them to follow your instructions to the letter.

Cop needed to be calm, keep everyone else calm and not be shouting like a maniac. Of course that's going to freak someone out. My God, even cops in the comments section were saying 'wtf'.