Policeman being charged with murder in the case of Rayshard Brooks represents an absolute sea change. Anyone anywhere in the world who has attended a #BLM protest, posted on your platforms, or in any other way lifted your voice - be assured today that what you’re doing is working
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He shouldn’t have been killed but he also shouldn’t have taken the taser from the cop, tried to run away and shot the taser at the cop. This isn’t a clear case of police wrongdoing. Still a tragedy he lost his life. Policing policy needs reform.
Memo: He was shot in the back. A policeman is not judge and jury.
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True, the police are not judge and jury. The intensity of handling cases on site is a significant challenge and the police policy needs to protect the citizen as well as uphold reasonable law. Video showed the person running away but turning back to fire the taser, so...
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His actions certainly weren't good but should not have ended in a fatality.
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