re: Alabama cops shoots man exiting his vehicle with his wallet

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where people make poor decisions

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Yes, it was a terrible decision to shoot

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Because how can you disprove a cop was "reasonably afraid for his life" if he says so?

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Because you can watch the video...

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Because how can you disprove a cop was "reasonably afraid for his life" if he says so?

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The judge viewed the dashcam footage and determined that it was logical to assume that the cop felt threatened by the driver exiting the vehicle.

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All dashcam and bodycam video should be public domain.

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I agree with this too.
Taxpayer signing your paycheck = show me you're doing your job.

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Uh, we have to give aid to even people that deserve to be shot.

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I'm well aware, I was referring specifically to cases like this. I would imagine I would be compelled to go above and beyond, not just calling an ambulance.

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Yes, it was a terrible decision to shoot

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Yes. It was a decision made in haste and was the result, I believe, of poor training.

Doesn't mean it was illogical for a poorly trained person to make that poor decision. I think there's a serious problem here with posters separating themselves emotionally from the details of the encounter.

All I'm asking is that you be philosophically consistent.

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The real world where you make about 4 wrong assumptions to support your argument then continue on when those are proven to be wrong?

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I didn't need those assumptions to prove my point.

Tell me how I'm wrong. If I'm so wrong it shouldn't be difficult for you to do so succinctly.

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The judge viewed the dashcam footage and determined that it was logical to assume that the cop felt threatened by the driver exiting the vehicle.

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There you go assuming again. That's not how it works. The cop/city/police department is the defendant and has nothing to prove. Logic often plays very little role in a courtroom. How can a plaintiff prove the cop WASN'T threatened? That's the question.

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i think he is arguing the cop thought it was in fact a gun.

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Of course. And it's reasonable to believe that he thought it was an object that posed a threat.

The problem is that posters are arguing with emotion instead of logic.

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Do you assume that's what happened in this instance? That the police officer was able to discern that it was a wallet? That's the relevant question.

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Again, Police officers are trained in use of force modules. Where the individual dictates the response. This particular Trooper completely disregarded his training.

This trooper has no business carrying a gun or wearing a badge if this is how handles these types of situations. He is a risk and a liability period.