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Originally Posted by BishopMVP
Wearing a badge and a gun doesn't make you invincible... I'm not saying Wilson should've rolled up his window and booked it out of there, but yes there plenty of things Wilson could've done so he didn't put himself in a situation where deadly force or getting his ass kicked were the only 2 options. Such as calling for backup sometime between when he initially fired his gun and when he chased him 50+ yards from the car. Or figuring out a way a place in the car to have the department issue taser that I believe he said he couldn't fit on his belt. Our military has more restrictive R.O.E. than that in war zones.
But hey, I'll also argue that quite a few of those 100 pound female cops (as well as any other cop that is scared during their beat of confronting certain suspects) shouldn't be doing certain things alone.
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I'm sure there are things he could have done differently. I also don't think the onus is on him (technically the victim of the assault). It is just weird to me that he should be the one to cater to the criminal instead of the other way around.
He also did call for backup. And he did say in his testimony that a taser wouldn't have mattered. He was unable to get to it in the vehicle because he was using his left hand to block punches to his face. I'd add that a taser is a nice tool to have but in a life and death situation, I'd rather have the gun. You get one shot with a taser and if you miss, you're fucked.