I'm not positing any new theory. The vehicle was initially stopped, by the driver's actions. The vehicle was approached from almost all sides by identifiable officers. No ambiguity there, because she was already following them around and harassing them for hours. She knew where she was and what she was doing. She was being ordered into a detention situation and the vehicle does move rearward for a moment before going forward at the officer. At that moment she had a vote in the matter. She did not vote for cooperative detention.
I'm just not looking at that and saying - oh yeah, the guy purposely stood there because he wanted to shoot her. That's ridiculous. Just because there is a profane excited utterance does not mean this was somehow premeditated and a wanton killing.
Some of the people applying such logic to this are the same people who looked at the shooting of Ashli Babbitt and said - Oh the MAGAt had it coming. She was where she didn't belong. Or they look at the assassination attempt and shooting of Trump and say - Oh dammit, just a little off, maybe next time someone won't miss. Or they look at the assassination of Charlie Kirk and say - The fascist had it coming. He said some hateful and controversial things. But those people also see this situation as - She was so totally peaceful and not doing anything wrong. When we know better. She did some stupid things to put herself in the situation which ended her life, tragically and regrettably.
I never had to shoot anyone. I came close on a few situations. There are a lot of people advancing ideas who never had to view another human through gun sights while beginning to put pressure on a trigger. I'm quite sure this officer did not go home and start high-fiving family and friends. I'm sure he regrets what happened.
I'm just not looking at that and saying - oh yeah, the guy purposely stood there because he wanted to shoot her. That's ridiculous. Just because there is a profane excited utterance does not mean this was somehow premeditated and a wanton killing.
Some of the people applying such logic to this are the same people who looked at the shooting of Ashli Babbitt and said - Oh the MAGAt had it coming. She was where she didn't belong. Or they look at the assassination attempt and shooting of Trump and say - Oh dammit, just a little off, maybe next time someone won't miss. Or they look at the assassination of Charlie Kirk and say - The fascist had it coming. He said some hateful and controversial things. But those people also see this situation as - She was so totally peaceful and not doing anything wrong. When we know better. She did some stupid things to put herself in the situation which ended her life, tragically and regrettably.
I never had to shoot anyone. I came close on a few situations. There are a lot of people advancing ideas who never had to view another human through gun sights while beginning to put pressure on a trigger. I'm quite sure this officer did not go home and start high-fiving family and friends. I'm sure he regrets what happened.
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