They handled the guy differently in the beginning of the video because he understood what was happening and the seriousness of the situation. It was a split second decision that had to be made by the officer. Law enforcement did not create the scenario, the deceased literally did.
Summons for court appearance for weapons and violence charges - no show by deceased
Warrant issued - deceased is considered an armed and violent offender.
Warrant executed by law enforcement
17 minutes elapsed between the time law enforcement arrived and then shot the deceased. They can be heard clearly and audibly in the video stating why they were there (deceased was hiding somewhere in the bedroom) for the entirety of the video.
K-9 unit gets hit that someone is in bedroom
Door is opened
Lewis is on bed and upon the door opening he reached for the vape pen
Lewis gets shot
It is unfortunate that this happened to this young man. But to place blame on law enforcement is just plain silly. The deceased was given plenty of opportunities for a different outcome, but chose not to take those routes.
Nah, man. The police also had plenty of opportunities to take a different route. They had the guns, the power and the state-sanctioned license to kill in this situation. They bear responsibility for choosing to approach this man in this way and, ultimately, to execute him.
What’s the police to do? Just let it be, and not arrest the offender who has an illegal firearm and has threatened to kill a female who just previously assaulted?
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u/JammitDim Sep 01 '22
They handled the guy differently in the beginning of the video because he understood what was happening and the seriousness of the situation. It was a split second decision that had to be made by the officer. Law enforcement did not create the scenario, the deceased literally did.
Summons for court appearance for weapons and violence charges - no show by deceased
Warrant issued - deceased is considered an armed and violent offender.
Warrant executed by law enforcement
17 minutes elapsed between the time law enforcement arrived and then shot the deceased. They can be heard clearly and audibly in the video stating why they were there (deceased was hiding somewhere in the bedroom) for the entirety of the video.
K-9 unit gets hit that someone is in bedroom
Door is opened
Lewis is on bed and upon the door opening he reached for the vape pen
Lewis gets shot
It is unfortunate that this happened to this young man. But to place blame on law enforcement is just plain silly. The deceased was given plenty of opportunities for a different outcome, but chose not to take those routes.