Anybody feel like defending these cops? (1 Viewer)

[Officer Pete Malloy]

http://m.worldstarhiphop.com/apple/video.php?v=wshhGaDsZr55FI8TUQ4p

An officer was involved in a fatal shooting for the first time since police in Muskogee, Oklahoma began wearing body cameras, the Tulsa World reports. In the video, Officer Chansey McMillin — who was responding to call that a man outside the Old Agency Baptist Church was telling people his ex-girlfriend “had a bullet with her name on it” — approaches 21-year-old Terence Walker and tells him he is going to pat him down for weapons. “Just relax for me,” McMillin says as he pats Walker down. “What are you shaking for?” At that point, Walker takes off running with McMillin in pursuit. After a few seconds, Walker bends down to pick an item he dropped and briefly turns toward McMillin with the item pointing towards him. Officer McMillin fires six shots at Walker, striking him three times

This has nothing to do with the original story and it is just going to muddy the waters. Might as well post a video of the Rodney King beating.

 

[SacramentoBob]

http://m.worldstarhiphop.com/apple/video.php?v=wshhGaDsZr55FI8TUQ4p

An officer was involved in a fatal shooting for the first time since police in Muskogee, Oklahoma began wearing body cameras, the Tulsa World reports. In the video, Officer Chansey McMillin — who was responding to call that a man outside the Old Agency Baptist Church was telling people his ex-girlfriend “had a bullet with her name on it” — approaches 21-year-old Terence Walker and tells him he is going to pat him down for weapons. “Just relax for me,” McMillin says as he pats Walker down. “What are you shaking for?” At that point, Walker takes off running with McMillin in pursuit. After a few seconds, Walker bends down to pick an item he dropped and briefly turns toward McMillin with the item pointing towards him. Officer McMillin fires six shots at Walker, striking him three times

Maybe it's the jerkiness of the video, but I see him shooting the guy as he's running away, not pointing anything towards the officer.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

http://m.worldstarhiphop.com/apple/video.php?v=wshhGaDsZr55FI8TUQ4p

An officer was involved in a fatal shooting for the first time since police in Muskogee, Oklahoma began wearing body cameras, the Tulsa World reports. In the video, Officer Chansey McMillin — who was responding to call that a man outside the Old Agency Baptist Church was telling people his ex-girlfriend “had a bullet with her name on it” — approaches 21-year-old Terence Walker and tells him he is going to pat him down for weapons. “Just relax for me,” McMillin says as he pats Walker down. “What are you shaking for?” At that point, Walker takes off running with McMillin in pursuit. After a few seconds, Walker bends down to pick an item he dropped and briefly turns toward McMillin with the item pointing towards him. Officer McMillin fires six shots at Walker, striking him three times

Maybe it's the jerkiness of the video, but I see him shooting the guy as he's running away, not pointing anything towards the officer.

he dropped his gun and stopped to pick it up ...then started running again...i guess him being armed at all is why he was shot ...i wonder if he just kept running after he dropped the gun if he would have been shot...we`ll never know

 

[Harry Manback]

http://m.worldstarhiphop.com/apple/video.php?v=wshhGaDsZr55FI8TUQ4p

An officer was involved in a fatal shooting for the first time since police in Muskogee, Oklahoma began wearing body cameras, the Tulsa World reports. In the video, Officer Chansey McMillin — who was responding to call that a man outside the Old Agency Baptist Church was telling people his ex-girlfriend “had a bullet with her name on it” — approaches 21-year-old Terence Walker and tells him he is going to pat him down for weapons. “Just relax for me,” McMillin says as he pats Walker down. “What are you shaking for?” At that point, Walker takes off running with McMillin in pursuit. After a few seconds, Walker bends down to pick an item he dropped and briefly turns toward McMillin with the item pointing towards him. Officer McMillin fires six shots at Walker, striking him three times

Maybe it's the jerkiness of the video, but I see him shooting the guy as he's running away, not pointing anything towards the officer.

Yeah, it is a bit iffy.

But I think what happened was:

1. Cop gets call guy is threatening girlfriend, may have gun

2. Finds guy, asks to pat him down

3. Guy breaks free and runs.

4. While running, suspect drops a gun, stops, bends down to pick it up

(Now whether he was intending on picking it up to put it back in his pocket to try and run/not drop evidence is disputable)

5. While picking up the officer decides to not take a gamble that he's not picking it up to shoot him, and fires 6 times, killing him

 

[Harry Manback]

http://m.worldstarhiphop.com/apple/video.php?v=wshhGaDsZr55FI8TUQ4p

An officer was involved in a fatal shooting for the first time since police in Muskogee, Oklahoma began wearing body cameras, the Tulsa World reports. In the video, Officer Chansey McMillin — who was responding to call that a man outside the Old Agency Baptist Church was telling people his ex-girlfriend “had a bullet with her name on it” — approaches 21-year-old Terence Walker and tells him he is going to pat him down for weapons. “Just relax for me,” McMillin says as he pats Walker down. “What are you shaking for?” At that point, Walker takes off running with McMillin in pursuit. After a few seconds, Walker bends down to pick an item he dropped and briefly turns toward McMillin with the item pointing towards him. Officer McMillin fires six shots at Walker, striking him three times

Maybe it's the jerkiness of the video, but I see him shooting the guy as he's running away, not pointing anything towards the officer.

he dropped his gun and stopped to pick it up ...then started running again...i guess him being armed at all is why he was shot ...i wonder if he just kept running after he dropped the gun if he would have been shot...we`ll never know

I would hope not.

I do feel somewhat bad, the guy probably was trying to pick it up so the cop didn't have evidence but it was a dumb move.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

http://m.worldstarhiphop.com/apple/video.php?v=wshhGaDsZr55FI8TUQ4p

An officer was involved in a fatal shooting for the first time since police in Muskogee, Oklahoma began wearing body cameras, the Tulsa World reports. In the video, Officer Chansey McMillin — who was responding to call that a man outside the Old Agency Baptist Church was telling people his ex-girlfriend “had a bullet with her name on it” — approaches 21-year-old Terence Walker and tells him he is going to pat him down for weapons. “Just relax for me,” McMillin says as he pats Walker down. “What are you shaking for?” At that point, Walker takes off running with McMillin in pursuit. After a few seconds, Walker bends down to pick an item he dropped and briefly turns toward McMillin with the item pointing towards him. Officer McMillin fires six shots at Walker, striking him three times

Maybe it's the jerkiness of the video, but I see him shooting the guy as he's running away, not pointing anything towards the officer.

he dropped his gun and stopped to pick it up ...then started running again...i guess him being armed at all is why he was shot ...i wonder if he just kept running after he dropped the gun if he would have been shot...we`ll never know

I would hope not.

I do feel somewhat bad, the guy probably was trying to pick it up so the cop didn't have evidence but it was a dumb move.

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