I'm not siding with Brown. I never said that. What I said is I don't agree with the fact less lethal force was not the first option. I have friends that are Police that I care about dearly. Once again you are making false assumptions just like everything Graniteman assumed about me was wrong.
If I had to assume anything, I would assume you are a Cop, like the dozens of other cops and Feds in this forum.
I also do agree that their is a very clear issue with the Para Military police state that is emerging in this Country.
We are ruining ourselves from the inside..how does anyone not even see that?? Terrorists from other countries make videos, that they aren't going to even attack us..they are going to sit back and watch us self destruct. And they are right in that thought process..we are on a path to ruin.
Think about it this way.
The officer might have had 3 force optoins.
1. Taser/stun gun
2. Maze/pepper spray.
3. Gun.
the taser is a singel shot, the maze is a spray that may not work well. Even if it works Brown could still get his hands on Wilson.
The gun is a multi shot weapon with better stopping power then the above.
now think about it this way.
you have 6'4" 290lbs guy thats running towards you.
if he gets his hands on you, you might get seriously injured or even dead.
You have a split second to handle this.
Do you pull the taser, hoping you will hit? If you miss you are ****ed. No chance to get the gun before he is on you.
Do you use the maze hoping he will respond enough to stop him?
Any of those is a single shot chance, you miss or lack of response you are ****ed. Perhaps dead.
or do you use the gun?
Multiple shot, multiple time to fail but still stay in the fight.
Known man stopper.
If you think he could have tried the maze or taser first then transition to gun, you are wrong.
I have done drills where we start at the same time. One guy pulling firearm other guy starts running.
At 21 feet distance I can get you every single time, you might fire at the time I reach you but I got my hands on you at full speed.
Wilson did the right thing. Brown could have stopped but decided to attack a guy with a gun.
Didnt even stop when he got shot the first few times.
In the state of Texas you can shot a guy that advances on you if you have pulled your weapon.
Does not matter if he is armed or not.
Brown got what was coming to him. You dont run towards the guy with a gun after you attack him.
I am still not sure what they are protesting about.