Plus the constant interlacing of commands with the threat of "If'n youze makes a miztake, Ima gonna keel you!"
I can't imagine ANY situation where constant threat of death will EVER de-escalate.
The guy was OBVIOUSLY trying to comply. There was also, despite denial, some impairment. Note that the guy was having difficulty identifying his left leg when instructed to cross left leg over right leg.
IMO, this was a better case for 1st degree than some of the civilian shootings, such as Jerome Ersland.
Officers - who had a desire to shoot someone; note "You're ****ed" engraving - deliberately, continually, and unnecessarily issued complex commands to an obviously impaired yet compliant subject until the subject was no longer able, or failed, to comply; and immediately shot him dead.
I can't imagine ANY situation where constant threat of death will EVER de-escalate.
The guy was OBVIOUSLY trying to comply. There was also, despite denial, some impairment. Note that the guy was having difficulty identifying his left leg when instructed to cross left leg over right leg.
IMO, this was a better case for 1st degree than some of the civilian shootings, such as Jerome Ersland.
Officers - who had a desire to shoot someone; note "You're ****ed" engraving - deliberately, continually, and unnecessarily issued complex commands to an obviously impaired yet compliant subject until the subject was no longer able, or failed, to comply; and immediately shot him dead.