Was the Shooting of Roger Forston Justified?
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In this video, Eric discusses the factors that led to the shooting of Roger Fortson and whether the police action was justified.
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At the end of the day, he lives in Florida and it’s a constitutional carry state. We all have guns here. He was also in his home. As a cop, you can’t just shoot everyone you see with a gun.
Absolutely agree. Yet all to often we are seeing instances of this very things happening.
@c_becker if you aren’t pointing a gun at them or even trying to, no they do not have the right to shoot. Especially since criminals love to impersonate police to get you to open your door….
Can't open the door with a gun in your hand. Plain and simple
@@jrob4627 then you don't have a 2nd amendment right.
@C_Becker bro the cop was banging on his door and moved out of view. Just because someone yells cops, doesn't mean thwy are
I am a retired cop, and if you are that skittish, you are in the wrong field.
There is actually a need, I hear, for men to sew dresses for other men who wear dresses... maybe that is where that officers calling is..
@@jasonmarks1636 don't be sour, he just doesn't need to be a cop.
done and done.
Thank you sir. My sentiments exactly.
Same department where a deputy shot at his cruiser with a handcuffed man inside because an acorn fell on the cruiser. These clowns are cowards.
Think of the dumbest guy you have ever worked with. Now ask yourself If it's fair to judge you and everyone you work with by the dumbest thing that guy has ever done.
The Uvalde School massacre proved it before the entire world.
@@jerichofalls8236 well this is the second guy, soo
Also in a job where lives are at risk, you most have the best.
what ever happened to "(florida's) finest".
are they? or are they part of a larger plan, a pysop of sorts.
@@xKevmachinex what does this even mean?
If he didn't commit a crime, there is no justification. If cop can shoot you for having a legally owned gun, do you really have a right to have a gun?
good point. what if the guy was cutting chicken up and awnsered the door with a bloody knife? what if the guy was practicing his baseball swing and awnsered the door with a bat?
I think the lesson is never trust Leo and open your door without a warrant. they aren’t there to serve and protect. SCOTUS agrees.
What a terrible take.
makes the phrase, "i come from the government and i'm here to help." all the new meaning.
@@xKevmachinexthat quite literally doesnt matter 😭 if hes in his own home doing innocent things like cutting chicken or swinging a bat, why would it matter 😭😭
Absolutely NOT. In this day and age, there is NO reason law enforcement should be getting an address wrong. There's no reason for no-knock raids. There's no reason law enforcement shouldn't be held accountable to the full extent of the law.
They can spy on every phone but they can't get an address right? Willful negligence
They have to be hiring a certain type of person and wrongly training them to have so many cops doing this. This is happening almost every day. Many people won’t say anything when this happens to certain type of people but then they’re surprised when government does it to them. If you can’t stand up for the rights of even your own worst enemy, you’ll find you have no rights for yourself
How do you suggest they always get the right address? Do they read the thoughts of nearby citizens? Do they turn on their see thru walls vision and look that way?
Get real lol
@@claytheenemy
If an FFL can lose their license because of a spelling mistake, a cop or department can certainly be scrutinized and/or penalized for getting an address wrong.
I couldn't tell you how many videos I've seen on Facebook, of Florida police showing up to wrong house. I watched one where the house numbers were seen clear as day on the house, they were in middle of breaking in when luckily home owner started talking to them through the door cam. Then she left work, showed up to her house and was furious, said police tried to act like it's no issue, while also trying to make her a villain. They'll do anything besides hold themselves accountable. It's never their fault, always someone else's.
30 years retired as a chief, in Texas it is common for people to have guns in their home and I have on many occasions encountered people with guns when answering their door. No one was shot for having the gun with them.
Don’t ever answer the door for police unless YOU called them. If they want in let them show up with a warrant or fight their way in.
Agreed.
This was while you were responding to a possible domestic disturbance?
@@That-Will-Do-It does it matter?
@@jebkermen6087 Yes, context matters.
As a fellow officer, he should be charged with negligent homicide, and barred from every holding a position in law enforcement. Where I work, we might see 20+ firearms a day. When I was temporarily posted at a bank, we had an incident where a guy opened up his bag on the counter to get his wallet out and a tec-9 fell out, he obviously grabbed it quickly, and no, I didn't shoot him. I think this officer was severely under-trained. The first thing he should have done if he truly thought there was danger would be to yell drop the gun drop the gun drop the gun while stepping off the x and using concealment as cover(repositioning). Then backup should have been called. Also, from the bodycam footage, its pretty obvious to me that this guy means no harm. Body language is the key. You can almost always tell someones intentions based off their body language. Watch the hands and the eyes.
In the video I don't see where he would get cover if he stepped off the "x". Fortson could have shoot the officer around the corner if the officer stepped off the X.
If you're not expecting company, or a knock at the door,,DONT ANSWER THE DOOR.
Treat your door as most do with phone calls anymore,,,dont answer it
Right. This is basic "survival" knowledge that should be taught to all citizens starting in the 5th grade. A sad state for society but a reality of life today.
Ring doorbell camera. Made a huge difference for us.
@@life1042Is there a way to use those without wifi?
I don't answer it.. I have a spot I can peek around another window and see the backside of whomever is at the door... Most of the times... it's JW's... they just don't quit.
I bet if I were to come and bang on your door over and over again, you would eventually answer…
I bet if I called your phone over and over again, you would eventually answer…
Stop trying to bring these “well I would’ve done this” because no you wouldn’t 😐
And besides, Roger was a special operator that deployed to multiple combat zones… You really think that he was scared to open the door? No, he grabbed a weapon for his safety just incase things went south… He’s been through situations before where he has had to face armed terrorist, so I’m sure he was confident enough to know that he would’ve been able to fight off an armed Floridian, if need be.
As a retired cop 27 years, that was not a good shooting. The gun was at his side. I’ve been in 2-3 incidents of this nature. You have to take a micro second to evaluate the situation.
the guy shouldn't be a policeman, he's dangerous not an asset!
Exactly. We called this tactical patience.
How many of those two instances were domestic violence calls?
You take micro seconds to die.....thats what you just said
@@justinriley8651he shouldn't be free
Same department with the Acorn deputy. That should be alarming.
Something is definitely wrong with their training
The deputy must be an idiot because he told him to drop the gun after shooting him down with 5 rounds. What a nonsense! It's like shoot first, ask later. This is not a war.
No, he's a just a robot. That's a CYA tactic they teach cops to make it seem like they tried to deescalate.
Cops do this all the time in body cam footage. They are taught to say certain things during training that helps protect them in the case an event is reviewed or goes to court. These statements are drilled into them and I'm pretty sure it's subconscious utterances we're seeing in the videos.
The deputy is not an idiot. From what I watched, the deputy is 100% a felon.
The suspect was still moving and the deputy could not see where the gun was. Telling the suspect to drop the gun was still quite reasonable.
@glsracer , "stop resisting", while they are beating the crap out of someone.
What would the police report say if we hadn't forced the cops to wear body cameras?
It would say he came to the door with a gun
He pointed his gun at me😢
@@cardinalprosoftwash soft
@@jowens1326 sorry I had to.
now if we can get live feed cameras to every cell in all our prisions we can really start to get some truth and justice.
Take away qualified immunity now!
Not even qualified immunity, this is even worse. It’s called “Fraidy Cop Rule” which is immensely worse in my opinion
So you want Anarchy.
Gotcha...
@stans5270 yes we do😂
@@stans5270 4th amendment nothing more or less
@@stans5270How would it cause anarchy?
The deputy should be charged with murder and live out his life in prison.
Murder? Even read the definition of murder once in your life?
I think you mean negligent homicide and not murder. He was negligent in his training and shot someone because he was so scared.
If you're not smart enough to not be holding a firearm when you open up a door to the police when they've stated they are police then just don't open the door.
@@C_Beckerunlawful intentional killing is murder in the second degree in Florida...and most states. He should be charged with that and manslaughter. Let a jury decide.
@@jrob4627 never open the door for police unless you called them or they have a warrant.
What about the ATF raid of Bryan Malinowski. The ATF had plain clothes over their jackets and the raid was in early morning no-knock.
Premeditated murder.
@@terry_willis This is what they hoped they could do to Trump when their raid was similarly staged.
They covered the door camera, cut the power, and jammed the phones so 911 could not be called too.
@@Absaalookemensch There is no way in hell, law enforcement would gun down a former president, Trump or not.
What ABOUT the ATF raid of Bryan Malinowski? wtf is your point? what does that have to do with THIS situation? do you normally have such problems staying on topic?
A few years ago a similar situation. Happened in lake county Fl. The cops went to the wrong apartment in the middle of the night. They never identified. Them self and shot the guy grave yard dead. My friend in Volusia county. Was executed. For having a cellphone in his hand in his house. His ex girlfriend told police he sold pot. They never found any drugs. And they tried to say on the news his tip money for delivering pizza was drug money. Cases like this infuriate me.
Then it's not a similar situation because the cop clearly and loudly identified himself here.
Retired Deputy and Firearms instructor here. No way was this a Good Shoot. Part of the problem is us the LEO instructors. Over the years something changed. Officers see a gun and just start blasting away. Recruits hit the streets with a mindset that all armed citizens are a deadly threat to them. A few times in my career people open the door armed and its not unusual. Here in FL everybody has a gun good n bad. Training and experience are key factors in play here.
Same where I live in rural
Missouri. Even little old ladies are carrying.
That is why you never answer the door for a cop unless you were the one who called them. They are dangerously stupid and immature.
@@kevinallies1014 Even if you called them, it would probably be wisest to not answer the door then, either! lol
Yeah, I concur. I am a former LEO who went into the Marines and became a weapons instructor (PMI) and later added military police to my resume. Not a good shoot at all. I see other LEO's defending this. I am like you all are so full of shit defending this.
You appear to be ignoring the totality of circumstances. We aren't talking about someone who called requesting a report answering the door with a slung rifle or holstered pistol. This was a domestic violence call, and the the suspect opened the door with a drawn pistol. He had an empty holster on his belt, so he made a conscious decision to draw before answering the door in response to a call of "sheriff's department.
If he believed there was a legitimate deputy at his door, there was no reason to draw the gun.
If he believed it was a police impersonator outside, opening the door at all would be insanely stupid.
Hostile intent toward the deputy is the only thing that would cause a rational person to take that combination of actions. It is certainly possible that people will act irrationally, but no competent training would instruct anyone to risk their lives on the assumption that the person confronting them was crazy or stupid and not a real threat.
To the cop’s defense,
the acorn was brown too
DON'T need to see article, I've seen the complete deputy footage. The airman could not see the officer. The kid was gunned down. The airman NEVER threatened the officer. The officer is responsible to do his job and make correct decisions.
Which kid?
@@C_Becker you read - you know
@@C_Becker "Kid" is a common way to refer to someone else, usually those younger than the speaker.
But you know this already, you troll.
That doorway is what they call a fatal funnel, it is sound tactics not to stand in front of it. If you are scared that it's not the cops call 911 and they will tell you if it's a cop or not. The airman made a bad decision. His fault
@@jowens1326 His bad decision was opening the door for cops. If this is how police are allowed to act then they need to be treated as the violent, impulsive pseudo-gang that they are.
The problem is that cops can get away with anything as long as they say they feared for their life. What about our lives? You know, the ones who they’re supposed to serve? Our lives should be more important.
Indeed. Given a choice, (One I would rather never make), between an innocent civilian and a police officer who deliberately signed on for a potentially dangerous job, the police officer takes the bullet every time.
@@FraterMerovius damn right.
Man. I agree. What tha' hell makes a policeman's life any more important than anyone else's? Not a gottdamn thing!
Take aways from this:
Don’t answer the door to cops.
Don’t let cops into your home.
Don’t trust your neighbors.
Don’t let your personal or home life spill out into other peoples lives (don’t make mistakes and give others a reason to target you; ie call the cops on you)
Realize that you have rights only in practice and ultimately to the government, police, and military (sadly to say) they are only theories and aren’t actually recognized.
Its scary & it sucks that in America if the police knock on your door the safest thing to do is ignore them.
"Its scary & it sucks that in America"...an ACTIVE DUTY SERVICEMAN can be gunned down in his OWN HOME by some poorly (or BADLY) trained yokel with a license to kill.
I think your comment is the most factual and honest in this long line. You’re right, it is terrifying.
Considerably safer to just answer the door without first drawing a gun.
This is why no knock raids at 4am are a BAD idea.. I sleep with a gun very close to the bed and sleep hard... someone will end up with a few extra holes
(Yes i realize this wasn't a raid just my thoughts)
I feel Like this behavior is going to backfire on cops.
This is the EXACT Govt. (And 'Crew') our Founding Fathers told us to *NEVER LET HAPPEN!*
Just remember these are also the acorn cops. Same county
starting to understand the Antifa now.
first the come for them now us.
My brother inlaw served with this guy. He was dealing with break-ins
criminals love to say, its the cops open up! or im here to fix your plumbing! just becaues they say they are a cop doesn't always mean they are.
Then why would he open the door at all? That makes no sense.
Things are out of control and LE needs a stand down and regroup.
It's called 'Earning The Hate', brother
right!?!
What exactly do you think polcie are supposed to do when they respond to a domestic violence call and someone opens the door with a gun drawn? Are you one of those people who think the only permissibly use of force by polcie is after they have been shot at least once?
@1retiredknight first, you go to the right apartment before you decide to kill whoever comes to the door.
It's not a crime to answer the door with your lawful pistol at your side and left hand up.
He killed an innocent man who had nothing to do with the complaint!!!
Bad Shoot 'Earning The Hate'
From information given the Deputy is in the wrong. I'm a 20 year veteran of law enforcement, I think it could have been handled differently.
Please give us your version of what law enforcement officers should do when they respond to a domestic violence call, knock and announce themselves, and a suspect opens the door with a pistol drawn.
I am glad the 2A community is recognizing that we have issues with LEOs. But I guess that's the whole point of the 2A. Hold government accountable.
Fired on a 'low ready' subject !? That's going to be pricey, real pricey. $$$.
"Piss poor planning leads to piss poor outcomes". 💯.
Are you under the impression that polcie have to wait until a firearm is pointed directly at them to respond with deadly force? That does not make any sense. At that point it is far too late to prevent themselves from being shot.
@@johnmorganjr769 You mean the guy who opened the door with a drawn gun, right?
@@1retiredknight They murdered a serviceman just because he answered the door with his pistol pointed down. Do you realize your stupidity?
@@WetaMantis You are trying to portray entirely reasonable self defense as murder. Had it been some delivery guy knocking at the door, that delivery guy would have had grounds to use deadly force in self defense.
Someone coming at you with a drawn handgun would be believed by any reasonable person to be an imminent threat of unlawful deadly force.
Having some knock on your door is not justification for any use of force under law.
His name is Roger FORTSON
Thank you for making this video, so many people are trying to slant this one way or the other. This was just the facts, the basic meat and potatoes. Thank you.
My name is Andrew Fortson, not immediate family to him but distantly related.
Sorry for the loss of your family member. This should not have happened.
As an Air Force Veteran I mourned his loss. Air Force family
Maybe you can answer what he was thinking opening the door with a pistol drawn and in his hand. That is a terrible decision no matter what you think is on the other side of the door.
@@1retiredknight who knows I wasn't there. 😘 Thanks for the question cupcake.
@@hockingangler1334 You claimed to know enough to say this video reported all the fact correctly.
First the Acorn incident(yes that acorn, same department), now the wrong address. Oak-a-loose-a is the pronunciation BTW.
The wrong address claim is pure Ben Crump bullshit.
Never Trust Neighbors
Awesome seeing you again Brother! Algorithm not giving me any new posts in a while been subscribed Best wishes!!!!
Loved the long range and meltdown content, its why i subscribed, even gun gripes, now just studio podcasts..
Good video brother
A lot of this whole mess has to do with some Karen sticking her nose where it didn't belong. Someone else told her, so she goes and sticks her nose in it with the cop; and what kind of hillbilly police department goes around working off 3rd. hand information as if it is first hand information? That's a shoot first, sweep the mess up later police department, a bunch of trigger happy Quick Draw Magraws.
Great stuff as usual Eric!
The standard procedure is to give commands after a shooting.
Generally speaking, people get confused about what happens in the correct order. Police training teaches the officers to do this.
The police are not on your side.
In Iraq, we were held to a high standard. Rules of engagement, and more importantly, escalation of force. Can someone chime in with anything comparable to that? What exactly is the standard for cops? Quite frankly, whatever it is, it sux!
Remember listening to a high ranking member of a LEO agency. Talking about the young recruits, having no experience in conflict resolution. And that was like 15-20 years ago. They grew up in these "No Bullying" times. So they have little to no experience talking their way into and out of an ass whooping.
Now we are at a point where some think words are violence. Because they have never actually dealt with real violence. They are soft and scared. And some have badges now.
@@mot0rhe4d40 Brother, that sounds spot on and even a little scary!
I absolutely hate that comparison. Are you by yourself in WAR? Do you go clear buildings solo? I've done both and trained LEOs. It IS NOT THE SAME. Urban Warfare and Urban Policing are 2 different set of rules.
@@SMS2884 we will agree then to disagree
@@theronin5163 There's no agreeing to disagree. It's not understanding the difference and trying to make it similar. It isn't. What needs to be addressed is the same thing I have discussed about this topic. Why would you answer the door if you didn't know who was on the other side? You wouldn't. You're clearly military and understand the fatal funnel. Why would you place yourself there?
All other concerns, while important, are secondary to this: In the USA it is perfectly legal to answer your own front door with your gun in your hand. Nothing like this should happen to even cause a chilling effect to dissuade that right.
But why would one want to answer the door with a gun in their hand rather than answer the door empty handed with the gun concealed or holstered. The latter IMO is usually the legal and SMART choice and the former is the legal and sometimes the dumb choice.
Did not know Eric was getting divorced?
What I would do is tell the LEO "Your being evasive and I will not open the door until I verify with 911 that the Sheriff's office does in fact have an officer dispatched to my address".
When you've been able to verify it's legit, then you can disarm yourself and let the officer in. Also nothing stopping the officer advising the resident to do this, right?
No. Video over
Not justified
Based on what? What exactly do you think police are supposed to do when they respond to a domestic violence call and the door is opened by a suspect with a drawn handgun?
It's important for law enforcement to prioritize de-escalation tactics, but in high-stakes situations, split-second decisions can be difficult.
You gotta call them how you see them. Midwest Safety put up a video yesterday of cops going to a guy's house, and he started coming to the door with a gun. The officer saw it and told him to drop it, and he did... It was easy; it just took a second to think before shooting.
Was the armed person in that case as close? Were there as few options for the officer to move to cover?
That woman needs to be in prison
Why
@@GTILOUDShe directed the officer to the wrong apartment based on second hand knowledge and ultimately caused the death of the airman
@@michaelpurifoy9558 There is no crime in directing police to wrong place unless there is solid evidence it was done with malicious intent.
@@ij2750then don't say he went to the wrong address. Because he can only go where people report the crime to be
@@jowens1326 I never said the officer went to the wrong address.
Live in a city. Police have showed up on the wrong address twice at my house. Meant to go two houses down, where the couple argues and fights all the time. Scary mistake.
Another time I called the police to return found Apple AirPods. Called them with the owners info and asked them to if I could give them to the police department to hold onto and contact the actual owner. Trying to do a good deed. They said yeah sure. But I didn’t have to come by, that they’d send an officer to come get them. Officer shows up…with no idea why he was there. Acts suspicious of course. Doesn’t even know what AirPods are.. Like he was just told to go to x address, and that was it. No further details. Dude came ready for problems, and I was simply giving them AirPods and the owners contact info per Apple..
Cops are mostly low IQ goons, ready to be “heroes”. Defund most of them. Too many are dangers to our citizens..
Couldn't agree with you more.
So the lesson is never, ever, ever open the door. If you just sit there quietly they aren’t gonna hear any DV, won’t have enough PC for a warrant and walk away. As an added bonus they might realize they had the wrong door.
That glasses hat combo you’re rockin is giving me dale gribble vibes
UA-cam is gonna delete lots of chats here that they have no reason to delete.
UA-cam deletes A LOT of my comments. Comments that don't have cuss words or any reason to delete.
@@MichaelAMyers1957 there's nothing you can do when the algorithm has you in its crosshairs.
@marc_d.357 sad truth. I tried replying to a guy explaining that the supreme Court has stated multiple times, that police have no legal obligation to protect anyone.. youtube refused to let me post the comment
Don't answer the door, call 911, and tell them you have someone banging in the door, claiming to be law enforcement.
So sad, this poor young man...
Idk, alot of people talking about how he had a gun in his hand, down by his side, IN HIS OWN HOME, while the officer had his gun out and aimed directly at Forston. In that image, it seems very clear to me who the one in the wrong is, and that's the first one to draw and aim their weapon at somebody. Cops need to be reminded that the badge doesn't give them permission to just go pointing their gun at anyone whenever they want
The resident drew his gun before opening the door. The deputy did not draw his firearm until after he saw a man with a drawn gun open the door.
The deputy was sent to the wrong apartment. In my opinion, without FIRST telling to drop the gun, NOT justified! Deputy was too trigger happy, especially since Roger was not pointing his gun at the deputy.
Though to be fair, raising a gun and shooting at this distance can be done extremely quickly, the deputy may not have time to react in that situation. I'm not saying it's a justified shooting, it's just a very unfortunate situation as a whole. In a hypothetical situation where the person answering the door had malicious intent and the deputy decided not to shoot immediately upon seeing the gun, the deputy would likely be the one to get shot.
@@hawkstable8889 doesn't matter. The officer has *THE DUTY* to allow the person in question to surrender. He wasn't called there for an active shooter scenario. Also, that's the job. You sign up and put on that badge, you take the inherent risk you might die in the line of your duty. You're not allowed to just go pulling the trigger any time you want because you're a coward you can't think critically through situations.
@@chrishaugh1655 In an ideal world maybe. The truth is that the human brain doesn't work like this. It may be easy for you to say that when you're not in the situation, but I can guarantee that in a similar situation you would also prioritize your own life, that's just how self preservation works.
Also he was called in for a domestic violence scenario, which is one of the most dangerous things for an officer to be called to since that can turn very nasty very quickly. If an officer turns up to a domestic violence situation and the first thing he sees is a person with a gun it's not exactly the wildest assumption that the person is up to no good. Even Donut Operator has pointed out the dangers of domestic violence situations many times in the past.
@chrishaugh1655 there is no duty to ask for a surrender, stfu. The kid made a bad decision it is what it is. If he was scared it wasn't a cop it's easy enough to call 911 and verify it.
Action is faster than reaction, so that's not valid. Only MNQB I can think of is to have backed behind that stairwell pillar so he could give commands behind cover.
TWO WORDS. RING CAMERA 📷.... We have the technology now So we can assess the situation before we open the door or if we're going to open the door....
Is there a way to use those without wifi?
Everyone should get a ring camera.
plenty of video showing them covering up those as well.
Not just A ring camera, MULTIPLE cameras; to the point that its obvious they are trying to hide something.
In Phoenix, they did the same thing to a former coworker’s brother. Carbon copy situation by and large. Yes, it happened fast but you can see the guy putting his gun down as he yelled “whoa whoa” or “hold hold” (sounded very similar) but either way, it didn’t look like a threat. Nothing was done for the family and I don’t see anything likely being done here.
What I’ve learned from these kinds of incidents is:
1) You don’t have an obligation to answer the door
2) Get a doorbell cam and talk on that and stay away from the door
Sounds like someone's rights were violated. Severely and without prejudice.
mmmmm...no, i think there was a fair amount of 'prejudice' on display here.
You think there is a "right" to draw guns on people for knocking on your door?
Deputy immediately calls out after wasting Forston that the "Suspect is down." To me, that said it all. Cop predjudicially sees everyone as a suspect of crimes and hostile.
Forston answered the door on a domestic violence call with a drawn handgun. Of course he was a suspect.
Thanks for your insight
Those deputies must not be allowed to carry arms!
Let me give you the correct perspective. If that cop had not been a cop, but rather a regular civilian, he would be in prison on at least 2nd degree murder charges right now no questions asked.
Facts
That is completely false. Had some guy collecting donations for his kids little league team knocked on the door, had an occupant open the door with a handgun drawn, and used deadly force in self defense, they would have a solid self defense claim.
I went thru a home invasion in phoenix years ago they knocked on the door and moved out of the way same as a cop my gf opened the door for the nightmsre to begin cops do the same things as criminals because they have qualified immunity to protect them
Qualified immunity does not apply to criminal court, but go off.
Huh?!?! Please write in English.
Didn't I see somewhere this is the same department as the cop that mistook an acorn falling for gunfire?
Sounds like this department needs a lot of training.🤷♂
It's Florida police... they're as crooked as it gets.
So glad to see so many people on the same page that this is just unacceptable
Prime example of why DEFUND makes sense. Too many Over Zealous police walking around pumped up on Starbucks and Adrenaline and DONT KNOW THE EFFING LAWS. But WE are expected to know every detail of EVERY ONE.
More training requires more money. So instead of defunding police, the change that's needed is MORE TRAINING.
Edit: "Defunding" not defending...
@@212caboose
Nah, you just waste it on diversity & inclusion training
@@212cabooseit’s obvious the training is not correct or legal. There are some wild police training videos out there 😳
@212caboose The more money idea is wrong because they'd just use that said money to further militarize the police. End qualified immunity and put that money to something more useful.
So, we just gonna skip the part where the deputy covers the peep hole with his hand ? No justification at all ....,......lock him up !
You can;t "skip" what video shows didn't happen.
This tony's Betto Orourk moment!!
Your new glasses kill me 😂you look like the unabomber sketch
Murdered case closed.
arrest the deputy
When can we get 200 armed men outside ATF officers homes at 4am to enforce compliance ?? Nation Wide !
Where you gone?
Being in possession of a firearm should not be a death sentence
Certain people want it to be.
Cop saw a gun and lost all his mental faculties and just went for the trigger. Such low mental fortitude.
The lady that made the call should be sued as well.
I don't believe the caller weaponized the sheriff's dept on purpose; but wouldn't that be a terrible twist, if this sinister motivation surfaced?
I hope you stay safe these days Eric. It seems like the crazy agency is running wild over there again and I hope you aren't on copium about warrants getting served sanely.
No!
Stop straddling the fence. Either as citizens we have the right to own ans carry guns at our homes or we dont. Stop talking to us about more training. Q citizen was killed at their home becase a specific officer was bad at their job. Hold them accountable or youre saying police can indiscriminately kill citizens.
And blame him for opening his own door is foul. You should eb ashamed. Either you stand for 2A or you dont and right now your excuses makes it seem like you dont.
This guy did not just carry a gun. He had a holster on his hip. He chose to draw his gun before approaching the deputy. If you approach someone with a drawn handgun, whether that person is law enforcement or not, it is reasonable for them to assume you intend to unlawfully use deadly force against them and respond with deadly force in self-defense.
this happens all the time in this country! sad that it only gets recognition when it happens to fellow govt employees
Air force man should have call 911.
FKN crazy.
It was murder!
The videos I’ve watched the officer knocks on three different occasions. HE DOES NOT announce himself the very first time he knocked. Only on the second and third time.
Spot on. Not only has the anti-law enforcement sentiment worked to degrade the quality of agencies by deterring higher quality candidates and increasing the number of bad apples, but the "crying wolf" also works to distract from incidents such as this one which deserve criticism. We can all learn from this incident. One lesson here is that it is probably best to not answer the door unless you are able to identify who is knocking. Sad as it may seem, it's also probably best to assume any police officer you are dealing with is totally incompetent by giving them no reason to fill in the blanks with their worst fears such as by keeping your hands free of weapons and always in clear view. It is really a sad state of affairs when we have to fear the criminals and the police.
You say drop it first if he starts to bring the weapon up, then you shoot, not the other way around. Again, too skittish. then he tried to cover his F**k up.
THIS WAS SECOND-DEGREE MURDER
The police department needs to be investigated to the fullest extent.
Could you guys do a meltdown video with the AR-10 and 300blk? i really wanna see how those bigger calibers hold up on a torture test
I’m tried of hearing officer safety. If you are a scaring person don’t be a cop
Yeah like, I care about myself, not an officers safety. According to them that's hate speech.
Today's police think they're in a free fire zone.
I only answer the door through my doorbell camera from the safety of my computer... and other self defense means
If crime is common in the area even more reason to answer the door with a weapon in hand yes or no
This was a bad shoot in my opinion. The mere fact that a person has a gun on them does not justify a cop shooting them.
No, it wasn't.
Aye yo, I love in Okaloosa County, Niceville specifically. When i was a sophomore in high school our SRO shot himself in the leg.
This deputy should be prosecuted - That department needs some serious re-training.
'Murica, only place in the world where you have to answer the front door with a gun.