Not really directed at you Rotor, or anyone.
Tangentially, as a veteran I’ve been told for the last 1/3d of my career to get over the stigma of mental health support and treatment in all it’s various forms.
Well you didn't fix my headline (it wasn't mine either). The only purpose of the post was to show that not everyone sees this shooting in the same way. The only thing that I really know is that there was very little time between the order to put the gun down and the LEO shots. I don't know more and if you do please post it.
Poorly trained? Probably not.
www.wsj.com
Your link to WSJ was dead too on my computer. It appears that the cop shot the homeowner almost instantly with the drop your gun command. That is from the badge cam. In my opinion from what I have seen this was a bad shoot. Your opinion may be different. I predict huge legal payout from Austin. We shall see.Poorly trained? Probably not.
Poorly executed encounter? Possibly.
Innocent home owner? Absolutely not.
Why even mention a "post", what ever that is, without reference or context and a conclusion? Is it an opinion, editorial or actual news report and by who?
Link would be nice.
Let me help.
Entrepreneur’s Death at Hands of Austin Police Prompts Calls for Change
The death of Raj Moonesinghe and other high-profile police shootings are raising concern in the city’s high-tech community.
That story is a the police was biased reform the police type of thing. Saying the Hispanic officer was racist cause the homeowner was darker skinned than him causes a loss of credibility with me pretty quick.
There is no new evidence in it except the opinion of an evident police trainer with a physics expertise who said the bullets travel so fast that the guy didn't hear a word the cop said.
We are still at the position of needing to know exactly what info the police were given, i.e. hearing didpatch tapes. Beyond that a home owner supposedly knows people called police, was safe outside the home from any supposed intruder but was shooting into it.
The guy had some issue beyond thinking someone was in his house.
Yes it appears the cop fired quickly but he had just heard shots as he was driving up. The guy stepped off the porch in the low ready position and I could easily see where a responding officer saw a threat. There was no cover to find from an AR. They were across the front yard basically and long guns in hand after hearing atleast 2 shots fired just as they approached.
So we're back to needing info. That story certainly doesn't have it. I've formed the conclusion that you can't make one yet.
Except the facts from the video. They are the guy was shooting into a house as police arrived. The guy was obviously not clear headed IMHO based on his comments in his own security video. The officer obviously assumed an imminent threat was walking towards him or facing him. He fired immediately as he finished his command. He is not required to finish the command if he thinks he is about to have a weapon raised at him.
The homeowner wasn't just an innocent guy standing in his yard executed by a racist austin police officer. That's complete bullshit. That's what your story, the one you mentioned, is trying to say. IMHO
Once the facts are in we can decide if the officer was properly informed and acted against policy or the law. That conclusion can still be reached, or if there is indeed an issue with training in Austin. We can also discuss if we're happy with police tactics in general.
Did you watch all the video from the homeowners security cam.
Yes I did. Two people can watch the same thing and come up with different conclusions. This guy was a successful business person and this doesn’t fit the pattern of a nut job. I think he believed there was a burglar in his house. The only absolute is that the cop gave a command and instantly fired his gun killing the homeowner.
WSJ has no idea what they are talking about.
