Chicago PD releases body cam video

[P1tchblack]

You said If he had a gun and turned towards the cop.  So if he had a gun and threw it how is the cop to know all the cop knows he had a gun and when he turned Pitch how many times should he be shot at?  Of course he does not have the gun once he there it but how is the cop to know.  The fact was the kid has a gun the guess is does he have it now.  You have less than a second to decide??

If the cop saw him throw the gun, I'd hope he would hesitate when pulling the trigger, wouldn't you?

If the cop didn't see him throw the gun, then I would expect the cop to fire when the kid turned.

I guess I'm confused about what we're disagreeing on.

Oh I am replying to your opening statement.  If he had a gun (he did) and turned towards the cop (he did but apparently without the gun) your statement has an inference of turning towards the cop with a gun.  So it appears you agree with the cop here?  Obviously if he saw him throw the gun this is a different story and it appears the cop did not see him throw the gun.

So at the time of the shooting it appears the cop shot an unarmed person correct?  We do not know if the cop knew the kid had a gun we do know the cop was responding to shots fired.  So what should the cop have done.

The cop did what he should do in that situation, though I hope he didn't tell the kid to turn around. The audio was hard to hear.  If he told the kid to turn around, the kid did, then he shot him.... that's possibly a problem.  In the video, the kid appeared to have his left hand in the pocket of his hoodie when he turned.

All things considered, I can't see a problem with the cops actions. Unlike Jacob Blake, this cop didn't put 7 bullets in someone's back.

So Pitch you are still giving me a bunch of "ifs" if he told him to turn around?   Your final answer still "if" this.  You had chances to answer this over days.  The officer had less than a second.

The audio is difficult to hear in the video. If the officer told the kid to drop the gun, turn around and put your hands up and then shot the kid when he dropped the gun, turned around and put his hands up.. that would seem to be a problem.