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Aug 4, 2015
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svenot
From what I can see, it doesn't look like it. Need more facts to really decide.
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Do you think this cop was justified in drawing his weapon?
cheezedawg
8/4/15 11:32am
I just realized that there is some profanity in the last 2 seconds of the video
cheezedawg
8/4/15 11:38am
Definitely NOT justified in drawing his weapon, IMO.
CougaReb
8/4/15 11:40am
Initially, I thought yes. By end of video - no.
CosmoK
8/4/15 12:04pm
Looked fine to me. He saw his hand in his pocket, grabbing his keys and wallet,
ICBlue
8/4/15 11:41am
The officer pulled his weapon before the man pulled the items...
CougaReb
8/4/15 11:44am
Did the officer get called there for a report of a weirdo in the neighborhood?
foofcoug
8/4/15 11:47am
See, but this is something that's wrong imo. If I see you walking down the
FierceArc
8/4/15 11:56am
The fact is that there are a ton of blanks to fill in, way too many to be able
foofcoug
8/4/15 12:01pm
do people keep guns in pockets?
fattycoug
8/4/15 1:27pm
Exactly my point. The dude has his hand in his pocket, is asked to take it out
ICBlue
8/4/15 11:48am
sounds like the family has a history with the police
BYUCoug11
8/4/15 11:45am
Right- I don't know what that history is, but there is some history
cheezedawg
8/4/15 11:46am
You don't know the back story which makes this difficult to judge
whiteninja
8/4/15 11:45am
Whats troubling to me is that it looks like the only reason the cop stopped at
cheezedawg
8/4/15 11:49am
How hard is it to take your hand out of your pocket?
DH51
8/4/15 11:50am
He is holding the camera with one hand and we see his other hand in the video
cheezedawg
8/4/15 11:52am
At very beginning, cop asks him to take his hand out of his pocket. Guy says no.
ICBlue
8/4/15 11:57am
^^^^^This is correct^^^^^
LBCougar
8/4/15 11:59am
At first, but then cearly empties his pockets and poses no threat from that
FierceArc
8/4/15 12:05pm
Yeah, looking at the cops body language, he never really looks like he thinks
cheezedawg
8/4/15 12:11pm
Yeah, I am only addressing if he was justified in pulling his gun.
ICBlue
8/4/15 12:12pm
Not enough info to judge. We don't know what dispatch told him. I noticed a
fubecao
8/4/15 11:47am
The most appropriate response by the officer would have been to...
CougaReb
8/4/15 11:50am
Agreed. The police have to endure a lot, but I don't think they help themselves
cheezedawg
8/4/15 11:54am
Something happened to make him stand out in his yard filming the street until
workindev
8/4/15 11:53am
I've never figured out how to watch the sound without video...pretty cool. ;o)
CougaReb
8/4/15 11:55am
He references some recent encounters with the police department that made him
cheezedawg
8/4/15 11:59am
The cop was really patient with the filmmaker. Also ,I panicked for a second
Flyingdolphin
8/4/15 11:59am
Ha I had the same thought about the Y
cheezedawg
8/4/15 12:09pm
Wow... smh.
FierceArc
8/4/15 12:16pm
The guy who posts it on youtube does give his version of the backstory.
svenot
8/4/15 12:04pm
From what I can see, it doesn't look like it. Need more facts to really decide.
svenot
8/4/15 12:00pm
It looks pretty simple to me. The cop was bugged he was being filmed, so he took
Cougar-Duck
8/4/15 12:22pm
Pretty sure he pulled his gun because he asked the guy to take his hand out of
ICBlue
8/4/15 12:35pm
Looked like 2 wastes of society to me.
Walter Bellhaven
8/4/15 12:29pm
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