Hatfield
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We'll have to wait for the officers version. With what we know, I think some charge should be brought. I think it absurd that the officer would shoot just because he could. jmo
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I think the problem is toward the beginning. The officer should have never pointed his weapon at the guy who had his hands up. I think that is where the officer failed in this situation. If a person has their hands up with no weapon then there is no reason for the officer to be pointing his own weapon at him. The guy was not a threat to anyone.
There are many things the officer did wrong in this case. I think he may have accidentally pulled the trigger and doesn't want to admit it. But he should not have even been pointing it at him in the first place. That's where the mistake started IMO .
Three things have to had happened in order for him to shoot him. The first thing all officers do so we will not count that one. The second and third ones is where the officer failed.
1-Having gun with bullet in chamber and ready to fire. I believe LE officers always have their guns with a bullet in chamber so this one we will not count as a mistake. the next two were mistakes.
2-pointing the barrel of his weapon at the guy with his hands up in air. He should not have pointed it at him. He would not have shot him if it wasn't pointed at him.
3-pulling the trigger.
Either hammer was cocked back before he got to the guy OR with double action it takes much more pull to pull trigger. So he either pulled trigger hard on purpose or had the hammer back already and was ready to fire which just a slight pull of trigger
Either way this officer pulled the trigger on a guy who was no threat to anyone.