re: If Atlanta cops don't shoot Brooks their lives could have been in peril

Killing a drunk for making a run for it (because you were embarrassed/mad that he got the best of you) is murder.

There was no need to fire the gun. Give chase and call for backup and accost him down the line. Instead, a man is dead and two cops' careers are over and one of the cop's life is over when he is convicted of manslaughter and is murdered in prison.

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They want the police to not give chase in such situations

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This. It’s why they teach police not to pursue into high speed chases. Not worth the trouble.

In this case, they had the guy’s car and registration info. He was running away. Just let him go. It’s not a good look to claim self-defense when you shoot a guy who was running away in the back.

On the other hand, I do feel like this was less malicious by the officers than certain other cases. They had been in a legit brawl and were running on adrenaline.

The final result is bad, but in a totally different class than a George Floyd situation.

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I just saw the complete video from the initial effort to arrest Brooks until he was shot. As he broke away and was running with taser in hand with police in chase he turned and fired the taser at the officers as the were about 10 feet away. It is claimed the officers responded with excessive force by shooting him. What seems to be lost in that argument is that if Brooks shoots them with the taser and stuns them he might have disarmed them and taken their guns and the officers would be in peril. "Yet, in the haste to further the agenda the despicable and deplorable media and the radicals immediately claim one more innocent black man allegedly killed in a " non violent " encounter with the police.

CNN now has the Brooks family attorney milking the sympathy angle of Brooks' young children losing their father and pinning total blame on the police and not on Brooks who was violent and resisted arrest then shot at the officers with the taser.

As a country we are getting what we have been willing to toerate.

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OR, the officers could have used discretion, took his keys from him, had him call a relative to come pick him up so that he don't drive.

OR, the officers could have given him a ride to his residence as their job is to Protect and SERVE the community.

The man was very respectful to the officers in the beginning. How many times have we seen, or known an officer to just have the person call someone to come give the person a ride home instead of letting them drive home. It was the perfect time to use a lil bit of discretion IMO.

I refuse to have a conversation about this with anyone who thinks driving drunk enough to pass out in a drive thru warrants anything other than an arrest. It’s asinine to think otherwise.