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Originally Posted by OptimalTates
This is less than 2 seconds before he is shot the first time. He was in a similar position but the door blocks the view. No one was around him for him to be a threat. Police with firearms, a k9 unit, and officer doofie with his arwen are all in position if he did decide to get up unprovoked.
After that shot he gets up, leans on his cane and maybe now focuses his attention on the police. He does not appear to be in a charging position yet but could certainly and easily be misconstrued as such by the officers. Still, he's not in this position if not for the first shot.
This is the exact moment he is hit, still leaning on his cane thing. Not approaching them, certainly not rushing them.
And then for some odd reason he doesn't appear to like being hit by rubber bullets and this is where he shows his aggression. He smashes his cane thing on the ground and rushes the officer.
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Aside from the fact the police were called there for an assault. And he is clearly demonstrating non-complaint behavior and easily articulable assaultive behavior.
You use a lot of words that are suggestive and vague: unprovoked, maybe now focuses, He does not appear, could certainly, he's not in this position if not for the first shot, and maybe now focuses his attention, He does not appear. I mean, ya, it could have been a lot of things or could have different meanings. I just don't think it's a great look to assess things on what little knowledge or understanding you have.
You are really focused on the Arwen. As I stated earlier, the Arwen is designed for exactly the purpose in which it was used. It checked all the boxes from deployment - criminal offense, assaultive, non-compliant, weapons.