You're telling me, in that situation, you wouldn't fear for your life? To me, the amount of shots is irrelevant. It's clear that Oliver panicked, had a small black-out, and fired too many times. That makes him someone who doesn't react well under pressure, but it doesn't make him a murderer. But responsive gunfire on the part of the police was certainly warranted.
i'm not telling you any such thing. i'm hold these guys to a high standard precisely because when they're held to a limited standard people die.
because cops have guns, they must be asked to use those guns responsibly.
here's a question: if isnora got hit by the car, did he end up in the hospital? i've not seen anything either way.
if bell did injure the cop, it certainly doesn't merit grievous injury to bell's pals.
and no, bell wasn't a saint, but i don't think that being a saint or not has bearing on what happened to him in the moment.
and yes, i am upset, and yes prior to the decision by the judge, i had made up my mind that blacking out under fire that wasn't coming from the people was not an excuse. blue on blue shooting isn't not an excuse for people to die and it's not an excuse to fire 31 shots at someone from a few feet away.
and i lay blame on the cops firing, but i'm aware that there is blame to go around. they should be better trained, better paid and better equipped. undercovers shouldn't have been in that situation to begin with.
