[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

As much as I hate to give any leeway to the cop, given that information and the quick movements the kid made, I can see why the officer was jumpy. When I read that he put his hands and was shot, I was picturing him raising his hands slowly then cop just shooting him. He just kind of pulled is hands out and flicked them sarcastically. I don't think the cop had more than half a second to think. I had to watch a couple of times to see his hands clearly and cops in that situation don't have that time to think and react.

But the kid followed instructions and got killed anyway. He would have been better off running, might have lived.