“Shot 16 Times By Cops, Innocent Man Files $20-Million Suit” – Title of recent AOL news video.
Basically they served a search warrant on an address, but the man they shot, who was lying in bed at the time, wasn’t the man they were looking for.
According to the two officers (one sheriff, one DOC) he “reached for what they thought was a gun”.
Now let’s think about this…there’s two of them, and one of him. They’re law enforcement, he’s not.
I’m not saying he did or did not “reach for what they thought was a gun”…but if he DIDN’T, hypothetically speaking, whose word do you think would be taken by most people (including, of course, the police)? The two officers who corroborate the same story, or the one non-officer who tells a different story? Again, I don’t know what happened…and to presume either way is wrong. I’m just saying that IF, hypothetically, they told a different story…who would be believed?
But hey, what do I know.
-Puppy >.< Yip!