“While attempting to take the man into custody, he did not comply with multiple commands to stop, and he physically resisted when troopers tried to remove him from the car,” a state police statement said.
“Troopers shot the man when he continued to drive in a manner that placed officers in imminent danger,” the statement continued.
Why kill him, though? Why even try to pull him out of the car? Cops have the perp cornered in his car, so why didn’t they let the air out of all four tires, and sit in the squad car eating doughnuts until he gets bored and gives up?
Do you think if they decided it was too dangerous and let him drive off with his stolen items, that he would have turned around and gone back to run them down?
They could have kept themselves and the public safer by tracking him down later and tacking on a few more charges. Thet chose to kill him instead.
They wouldn’t assume that someone they caught for such a stupid crime like shoplifting, would be insane enough to try running them over. It just doesn’t make sense to risk getting charged with attempted murder, over shoplifting.
Funny how you’re happy to admit how outlandish and unlikely the story sounds yet you still trust the police are telling the unembellished truth and were in the right when they killed him.
I am not saying that the cops are telling the truth in my comment, I was saying that if their story is true, then their actions are justified.
I already know that they are most likely lying, but there’s a possibility that this actually happened as they’ve told it.
Your mistake is assuming the police would tell the truth.