solishu said:
If he was actually in true danger of being killed by the car, he would be dead, because shooting the driver when the car is two feet away from you isn't going to save your life if that car is imminently going to kill you.
I'm not at all claiming that he did it he wrong thing or that wouldn't be natural in the situation to think that you're in danger of your life. I just don't think that such an assessment would be accurate.
Like the stories of the cop who killed a kid with an airsoft gun. His life was never actually in danger, and nobody was trying to kill him, but at the same time he made a split second decision when he thought his life was under threat. Turned out he was incorrect in his threat assessment, but he still made the best decision he could under the circumstances.
I'm mostly just annoyed at all the claims that this cop had a close shave with death and that the protestor is a would-be murderer. I don't think the video bears that out.
The SUV actually HIT him and knocked him backwards...
Why don't you try that sometime with an SUV and tell us how awesome and not threatening it was...