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Originally Posted by Edward64

Eh, based on what I saw on the video and below, I don't believe this was a justified shooting. Best thing would have been to call the cops and maybe followed the guy at a distance until the cops arrived.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-c...ce-video-shows

The bolded bit are the magic words that get 99.99% of police officers, on duty or off, acquitted in the rare event they have to face the music.

I think the only time I've seen it NOT work was when there was video evidence directly contradicting the officer's testimony in open court. And even then he was like "well maybe what I'm remembering is different than how it went down, but I'm not LYING. I just have a different memory of events than what the video shows."

He got convicted, but on lesser charges than what were filed, IIRC.