https://www.foxnews.com/us/body-cam...police-shooting-ohio-expected-released-public So the family thinks this should have never ever ever happened. She should not have been shot. Yet she was in an unlicensed car, parked in a getaway position, and was being accused of stealing, then tried to run over an officer actually pushing him several feet with the car before he fired at her. What part of this makes her a victim? She was being non compliant while actively trying to run an officer over. The officer had every right to defend himself at that point. Why doesn’t the family teach their kids not to run people over if they value life so much? Why don’t they teach them to comply with officer demands rather than trying to run them over? Being black does not give you a right to threaten officers lives by running them over.
I would mostly entirely agree with you in these sorts of situations, but to be totally fair, maybe police officers should not use themselves as human shields? It's basically like stepping in front of her path, sending a message that you can't get away in your car without hurting me, and then using that as a justification to shoot. The officer did seem to be a little too anxious to shoot. I really don't know about this. I think that officer was being excessive, in my opinion, but could understand how some might argue this was justified. watched the "Ta'Kiya Young's family could pursue legal action after police release bodycam footage of shooting" by WBNS 10TV on YouTube, since the FoxNews video link was too slow to load through my connection, and then the advertisements. The suspect was being stupid, and I realize they couldn't just let her get away. The officer should not have continued standing there when he realized she was turning on the car. Then he kept standing there until the last moment when it was too late for him to get out of the car's way. It is a difficult situation because the officer who was standing in front of the car probably wanted to be there and stand close so he could easily be able to see if the suspect was going to pull out a gun. Maybe this is just another example of how small confrontations can easily escalate.
I see some similarities to the Ahmaud Arbery case. The officer accidentally put himself in a situation where he would end up having no choice other than to shoot. The suspect was partially to blame for the situation, but I don't think you can put the blame on his decisions for his own death. This is an example of a case where the law and public opinion never anticipated this sort of specific situation and exactly what should be done in that situation. It boils down to the question, if a police officer stands in a car's path, should he shoot the driver if it appears the driver is willing to call his bluff and run him over and it may be too late for the officer to move out of the way in time? Should the officer be held to blame if he shoots in that situation? We could argue the officer was acting in self defense, but it could also be argued that the officer made a questionable decision that led to that situation. And we can also argue the suspect was probably not obviously aware that his decision would lead to him being shot. Probably neither of the two had the luxury of time to think about the possible consequences of their actions in that situation.
Yeah, sure...he "accidentally" did it. If he put himself there? Absolutely yes! Cope rarely face consequences. Many murder in cold blood and get away with it.
Yeah, but the suspect was trying to start the car and accelerate with the police office in front of it. Seems like the both of them were playing a game of chicken. Suspect threatening to run the officer over and the officer threatening to shoot.
