• Kid_Thunder@kbin.social
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    Victim sees guy’s hand going to their waist thinking they are going for a gun. Victim punches him and knocks him out.
    Cops: He was acting out of anger and not self defense!

    A common scenario:
    Suspect puts hands on their waist
    Cop shoots suspect
    Cops: We were acting out of self defense because we thought he was going for a gun!

    • LethalSmack@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      In addition to that, the police were in plain clothes and unannounced and his partner provided false testimony as well.

      “ Goldschmidt testified that, despite not being nearby during Wallace and Crumbaker’s confrontation, he could see that Crumbaker’s hands were at his sides when Wallace punched him. Goldschmidt said he rushed to Crumbaker’s aid and told the jury, “I think he’s dead at this point, he’s just still.”