Quote Originally Posted by LowSpeed_HighDrag View Post
Poor officer safety got this young man killed. He should have NEVER had this man out of the car without cover, and the moment a door opened he should've had his gun drawn and been issuing commands. Awful to watch, especially because it was preventable. May we all learn from his death and live longer for it.
Honestly, I think most competent shooters, if they were inclined, could probably get the drop on most LEOs in a straight up, no warning ambush like the above. LEOs are not on 24 hour "ready alert" to engage in gunfights. You can't live like that and if you tried, there would be an astonishing number of unsupported shootings by law enforcement because most people who make regular contact with law enforcement are just f'ing stupid and do stupid shit all the time, only realization that many people are just f'ing stupid and a basic level of restraint keeps hundreds of people (who aren't criminally dangerous) from being killed by police every year.

And it's a hard goddamn balance. Too much and your career is over and you are facing charges, fines and jail time and too little and you are attending your own funeral. This wasn't a case like the GA cop who made so many errors it was cringe worthy, this was a guy who knew probably 5 seconds into the contact that he was gonna execute this cop and did almost nothing to tip his hand.

I would probably bet the first thing on Jarrotts mind is "he's gonna run."