“ Taking cover behind a fence down the street, Officer Daniel Sanchez yelled “drop the gun.” He began firing before he finished the sentence, body camera video shows, hitting Mr. Moonesinghe four times, according to a preliminary autopsy ordered by his family. The Travis County Medical Examiner’s report hasn’t been released.”
This one paragraph is an incredibly succinct encapsulation of what’s wrong with our police in the U.S. these days. Either this officer already knew he was going to shoot before he opened his mouth, and the order he shouted was entirely pro forma, or he had so little control over himself that he accidentally pulled the trigger before he finished the order.
This one paragraph is an incredibly succinct encapsulation of what’s wrong with our police in the U.S. these days. Either this officer already knew he was going to shoot before he opened his mouth, and the order he shouted was entirely pro forma, or he had so little control over himself that he accidentally pulled the trigger before he finished the order.