The video shows Officer Ryan Westlake speaking to Tavion Koonce-Williams through his car window and seconds later firing his weapon toward the teen, whose arms were raised.
I don’t know why you give someone with a history of violence, that includes brandishing a firearm at their own girlfriend the benefit of doubt?
Because I try and give everyone the benefit of the doubt; even people who reply with a condescending tone. I also acknowledge that people make mistakes and people’s personal lives and professional lives are different things.
Essentially saying that he panicked and has poor aim. No one is taught to shoot “in a non-lethal manor”, you always aim for center mass.
Plenty of people go to a range and practice shooting. You’re making a lot of assumptions about skill here that are entirely your own bias.
I’m sorry, is it illegal for him to be carrying a toy gun, or even a real gun? This is America, we are allowed to open carry, or conceal and carry with proper licensing. Did the officer ask if he had a weapon on him? Did he ask about licensing? Or did he just give a vague command for him to raise his hands?
You are not allowed to go around and point a gun (real or not) at buildings. It’s called public menacing and it’s illegal. That is what the call was about.
And all police officers should know that witness testimony is more often wrong than not.
There is a big difference between eye witness testimony (i.e., remembering the facts and identifying people) and inaccuracies in reporting (I saw a car driving way too fast, I saw a person rob my grocery story, I saw a person shoot someone – these aren’t things people often get wrong).
The rest of this I’m not touching it’s loaded with biases, condescending tone, and disregard for the particulars of the situation.
Because I try and give everyone the benefit of the doubt; even people who reply with a condescending tone. I also acknowledge that people make mistakes and people’s personal lives and professional lives are different things.
Seems like you are more focused on giving that doubt to the officer than the boy who was shot…
Plenty of people go to a range and practice shooting. You’re making a lot of assumptions about skill here that are entirely your own bias.
Lol, I go to the range to practice. You know where they put the targets on the dummies…not on the hands. Firearms are not nonlethal weapons, anyone with any training knows this. When you learn to shoot, you are always told to shoot center mass.
You are not allowed to go around and point a gun (real or not) at buildings.
Any what evidence says he was pointing at building? A phone call from some random lady does not validate him shooting a child.
What if I randomly called the police on you and told them you pointed a gun at me, where would you like to be shot?
There is a big difference between eye witness testimony (i.e., remembering the facts and identifying people) and inaccuracies in reporting (I saw a car driving way too fast, I saw a person rob my grocery story, I saw a person shoot someone – these aren’t things people often get wrong).
That is semantic reasoning, there is no inherent difference between the two. Also, people file false police reports constantly.
not touching it’s loaded with biases, condescending tone, and disregard for the particulars of the situation.
Lol, like you don’t have a condescending tone to your writing? The difference being is that your claims actually deserve condemnation.
I stated what was going on, and what my take on it was with the local context. Have a nice day. You’re clearly not interested in an intelligent or otherwise nuanced conversion.
Because I try and give everyone the benefit of the doubt; even people who reply with a condescending tone. I also acknowledge that people make mistakes and people’s personal lives and professional lives are different things.
Plenty of people go to a range and practice shooting. You’re making a lot of assumptions about skill here that are entirely your own bias.
You are not allowed to go around and point a gun (real or not) at buildings. It’s called public menacing and it’s illegal. That is what the call was about.
There is a big difference between eye witness testimony (i.e., remembering the facts and identifying people) and inaccuracies in reporting (I saw a car driving way too fast, I saw a person rob my grocery story, I saw a person shoot someone – these aren’t things people often get wrong).
The rest of this I’m not touching it’s loaded with biases, condescending tone, and disregard for the particulars of the situation.
Seems like you are more focused on giving that doubt to the officer than the boy who was shot…
Lol, I go to the range to practice. You know where they put the targets on the dummies…not on the hands. Firearms are not nonlethal weapons, anyone with any training knows this. When you learn to shoot, you are always told to shoot center mass.
Any what evidence says he was pointing at building? A phone call from some random lady does not validate him shooting a child.
What if I randomly called the police on you and told them you pointed a gun at me, where would you like to be shot?
There is a big difference between eye witness testimony (i.e., remembering the facts and identifying people) and inaccuracies in reporting (I saw a car driving way too fast, I saw a person rob my grocery story, I saw a person shoot someone – these aren’t things people often get wrong).
That is semantic reasoning, there is no inherent difference between the two. Also, people file false police reports constantly.
Lol, like you don’t have a condescending tone to your writing? The difference being is that your claims actually deserve condemnation.
I stated what was going on, and what my take on it was with the local context. Have a nice day. You’re clearly not interested in an intelligent or otherwise nuanced conversion.
And I explained with nuance, just how ridiculous each of those takes were.
Lol, says the person who won’t engage with criticism because they’re not presented in a way that massages his ego. Convenient.
Stop the bullshit virtue signaling, your beliefs are more volatile than any criticism I’ve laid at your feet.
Especially considering the whole “you can fuck off” comment that you deleted. Coward.
Not even that one?