[AlexB]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Release Video from Scott Shooting - YouTube

Yeah this video isn't going to calm anything down. Even if he had a gun, which isn't clear from the video, he certainly isn't walking towards the officers with it as was rumored earlier in the thread. He's slowly backing away.

It's a bit of both isn't it? He's backing slowly towards the officers. He certainly hasn't raised/pointed an arm let alone a wepaon at anyone, and yes, there could be an ankle holster there too.

However, overall it doesn't look good - you could have understood a taser being used, as he is clearly not doing what the officers want, but a bullet does look OTT.

It comes down to two things, neither of which are going to change: when you don't comply with police officers requests, you are infinitely more likely to have something bad happen to you, and where guns are involved the risk of the consequences are massively increased.