I don't intend to play devils advocate here, so I will.
But why are all these guys being shot running away?
Is this some new trend I'am unaware of?
I've been pulled over a few times in my past by a cop, and it never once occurred to me to take off running.
While we have a huge problem with cops and using unnecessary lethal force, I have yet to see video of a cop casually walking up to a car and blowing someone away.
In most cases, all cases, the guys getting gunned down are either running, resisting, cussing, fighting, anything but sitting in the car or standing still as ordered with arms extended.
Playing devils advocate, if I were a cop and knowing how many cops too are gunned down every year in the line of duty, I think I too would get a bit on edge with my adrenaline kicking in big time whenever someone begins to act unpredictable.
I mean, you never know.
Why would anyone suddenly take off running, resisting, cussing, attacking, anything except cooperating when addressed by a cop?
Did I miss something?
Is this the new cool thing to do now? Running away like a bat out of hell?
Like I said, I've been pulled over several times and never once did it occur to me to run away instead of handing over my ID and proof of insurance.
And when that person in question suddenly acts or reacts oddly and unpredictable, hell I think I as a cop just might wonder too if this situation could turn a 180 where I found myself in danger.
In every video game and most all movies of violence, cops are treated as fair game.
A lot of dead cops in those video games and movies.
I'm just asking.