Your latest police state update (with video)

[Chiefnj2]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

My take is that we really have no clue what that officer had going through his head or what his initial reaction was when the lights popped on. I suppose given his actions, the officer was startled, felt threatened and reacted with shots. Had he reacted 5 seconds slower, he might have not shot the guy and this wouldn't be a story. But he (the officer) also might have been shot and killed by hesitating and the only reporting would have been a small blurb in the local Utah news.

If you can't tell a gun from a golf club, maybe you shouldn't be a cop.

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

If you can't tell a gun from a golf club, maybe you shouldn't be a cop.

Like I said, we don't know exactly what the cop saw or what was in his mind. The lights popped on and the victim was standing less than 10 feet from the first officer, so it's not unrealistic to think the officer saw something other than a golf club.