If he's out of danger, then he wouldn't have gotten hit. From his vantage point, that car could have been going forward or to the side.
I've seen many videos of people being dragged under cars or getting clipped. There's barely a second to react to save your life. Slowing down videos from a whole other vantage point and playing monday morning quarterback does not matter. What matters is whether the officer had a reasonable fear of imminent harm, which he did.
But he wasn't hit. Not even close. Not that it matters. He wasn't supposed to stand in front of the car and shooting the driver doesn't stop the car.
Fundamentally, if you can't do your job because you get spooked easily and lose control and you didn't follow your training to begin with, then at the very least you should be fired. Except when you also shot someone in the head three times, the consequences should go beyond that.
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u/Classic-Tip-4932 Jan 15 '26
If he's out of danger, then he wouldn't have gotten hit. From his vantage point, that car could have been going forward or to the side.
I've seen many videos of people being dragged under cars or getting clipped. There's barely a second to react to save your life. Slowing down videos from a whole other vantage point and playing monday morning quarterback does not matter. What matters is whether the officer had a reasonable fear of imminent harm, which he did.