There is no excuse for this. This "LEO" must be held to the same standards that he holds the "perps".
I'm tired of hearing about how stressful their job is. They pursue this career. There is no room for mistakes or misjudgement within the law; they don't allow it from us and we shouldn't allow it from them. The very fact that this guy isn't in jail right now is a firm indication of the corruptness of the system. I don't care if he's a "stand-up guy". There are thousands of "stand-up guys" in prison. Being a "stand-up guy" is no excuse for the law. If any other "stand-up guy" were to shoot someone in the back as they lay defenseless on the ground the powers that be would prosecute them (as well the should) to the fullest extent of the law.
There should be a thousand overturned cop cars burning in the streets right now. And shame on anyone who would defend such actions or chastise anyone for rioting. If the police shot your buddy in the back while you watched you would be angry too. Many here have talked about the bull of no-knock warrants and then shrug and give this a pass.
Furthermore, his fellow officers witnessed a felony taking place and let him walk away; they let him go home. In fact, they acted like nothing out of the ordinary had transpired. They are all accomplices. Every "LEO" that was on that train platform needs to do time.
THIS CAN NOT STAND!
Calm down slug, you'll give yourself a heartattack!
Seems like someones had one to many cavity searches, or been frisked too hard.
On a serious note, if Oscar was maliciously shoot, without accident, then yes, the officer should be held to the same standard as we normal folk. If it's proven that it was accidental though, he should still receive some sort of punishment. As I've said though, it looked like he was struggling, which intensifies situations, even battle hardened pilots make profoundly harmful mistakes. And the discharge of the weapon to me, indicates it was an accidental discharge.
BTW, I'll remind you of this: "They pursue this career" when you complain about your job, or whatever else you decide to complain about!
The biggest thing that irritates me is the fact that the racial movement led by the moron tandem of Jesse Jackson & Al Sharpton. Just because a African-American gets shot by a white man doesn't mean it's racially motivated. I'm sure Jackson/Sharpton would have plenty of backdoor excuses if someone said "So when a African-American man rapes a white woman it's racially motivated."
