Quote (Crunkt @ Jun 4 2021 04:57pm)
So i'd like to just point out that your statement about who shoots the first shot is 100% your opinion, because you actually have no idea and it's not clear who actually fired the first shot. The investigation is still ongoing and those details haven't been released. Yes, we see a female officer pull her firearm in a grainy video filmed by a potato but it hasn't been established yet if she's the one who fired the first shot or if it was the suspect, which nobody can see clear enough from the video. There is no actual proof right now to show it was that officer who fired that gun. Again, this isn't me saying she DIDN'T fire it but there is no real evidence it was the officer who pulled her gun...the video really doesn't prove much else. You have to let the actual investigation be completed before jumping to statements because of what the internet assumes.
Malcolm Johnson had an extensive and violent criminal history. The cops were trying to arrest him for shooting at/trying to kill his ex girlfriend after she filed an order of protection against him. This guy also murdered someone in 2014. He knew his life was over and that's why he was doing everything he could to evade arrest.
If it turns out the suspect was unarmed and never actually had a gun, then yes of course the officer who shot him deserves to be charged for his murder (regardless of his criminal past or what he was wanted for). There would be no reason for him to be shot in that case, especially with so many officers on top of him. If it turns out he actually had a gun and was the one who let off the first shot then yes he deserved to be shot in return. It's that simple.
You can support the police and still hold them accountable and ask for better. That's the issue with people these days, they're either "fuck the police" or "back the blue" instead of how about we back the blue and hold them accountable as necessary just like we do with any other high stress profession. Just because someone is a cop doesn't mean they're a good cop, and just because someone is a cop it doesn't mean they shoot unarmed black men and abuse their powers.