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Originally Posted by Derek Sutton
He resisted arrest, assaulted them and fired a weapon at the officer, not sure how it could get anymore violent then that.
Does he deserve to be dead? Of course not. Was the police office justified in returning fire? That’s for the courts to decide, if the last few weeks have shown us anything, it’s that his acquittal will not go over peacefully.
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I mean he could have killed one of them, which is what they did to him. That would be more violent. He could have actually attempted to beat one of them, that would be more violent. He could focused on harming either of them, instead of focusing solely on breaking free, that would be more violent. He could have tried to grab their guns instead of the taser, that would be more violent. He could have stayed fighting instead of running away, that would be more violent. He could grabbed a live taser and fired that instead of a blank, that would be more violent.
But you think he "couldn't be more violent"? Strange. Again, why are you upset with the "mob" and "the media" over telling the incomplete story, when just seem interested in an equally incomplete version that suits you?
I get what you're saying. Painting this like some peaceful and saintly interaction where a man was randomly murdered for zero reason at all isn't good. I don't see anyone doing that, but sure, let's agree it's not good. The solution isn't then trying to paint the opposite picture. You're just doing the same thing.