Possibly. Also could have been impacted by the way the Trayvon Martin case was handled by the police.

 

If there's a video then that should answer a lot of questions.

 

Agreed, charges could help offset some initial public outcry. He may be guilty, but in the court he's innocent until proven guilty.

Actually the way the police video portrayed it with the audio, there were some pauses and then some more shots fired.

Must of still been twitching.

The attorneys aren't agreeing on what the videos show.

 

What video shows is at dispute in Jonathan Ferrell shooting case | CharlotteObserver.com

If the video comes out and one attorney is clearly exaggerating and grasping straws while the other isn't, then one party is probably going to have hell to pay; that's not saying this isn't one where there's some ambiguity. You just hope the truth comes out either way.

I've not read up on this much and what I have, I've not seen. Is the race of the victim and Officer known?

I've not read up on this much and what I have, I've not seen. Is the race of the victim and Officer known?

The release of the information supporting the voluntary manslaughter charge came at the end of a day that also included the first public remarks by victim Jonathan A. Ferrell's family. A family attorney and representatives of the NAACP questioned whether race played a role in the shooting of the black man by a white officer.

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Either way, it is a sad story. I pray for all involved.

Hey Hatz...off subject but just noticed you are in Martinsville...I grew up just across the border in Eden. Was just in Martinsville a few weeks ago, got me some bbq at the Checkered Pig. Pretty good stuff.

 

You can't beat Checkered Pig/ Pigs R Us (Or as we refer to it: "We Be Pigs" :lol2:).

 

Eden's a lot like M'ville. Struggling to get by.

I have seen zero justification for shooting the guy 10 times. None. That's ridiculous. Shoot him once in the leg and call it a day.

I have seen zero justification for shooting the guy 10 times. None. That's ridiculous. Shoot him once in the leg and call it a day.

 

10 shots may be excessive I agree, but this ain't the movies where you can just "Wing em" in the leg. Everyone at any level that is taught to shoot is taught to shoot center mass on the body to stop a threat...Leg Shots only happen in the movies.

Looks like the police chief has his mind made up.

10 shots may be excessive I agree, but this ain't the movies where you can just "Wing em" in the leg. Everyone at any level that is taught to shoot is taught to shoot center mass on the body to stop a threat...Leg Shots only happen in the movies.

 

Fair enough. Still only need to shoot him once. IF at all.

I have seen zero justification for shooting the guy 10 times. None. That's ridiculous. Shoot him once in the leg and call it a day.

 

Police don't shoot people in the leg. It might be a bad shoot, but police are NOT trained to shoot in the leg, arm etc.

 

Have you ever tried shooting a moving target in the leg? Try going to a range and shooting a moving target in center mass. Then think about how you might do shooting at that same target at 2 in the morning when you think your life is in danger.

 

Again, I'm not saying this was a good shooting by the officer. Want to make that clear because I know someone will see it that way. I know next to nothing about the situation. I just saw your comment and wanted to point out that real life isn't an action movie.

Police don't shoot people in the leg. It might be a bad shoot, but police are NOT trained to shoot in the leg, arm etc.

 

Have you ever tried shooting a moving target in the leg? Try going to a range and shooting a moving target in center mass. Then think about how you might do shooting at that same target at 2 in the morning when you think your life is in danger.

 

Again, I'm not saying this was a good shooting by the officer. Want to make that clear because I know someone will see it that way. I know next to nothing about the situation. I just saw your comment and wanted to point out that real life isn't an action movie.

 

I understand the "shoot him in the leg" isn't realistic. I know how police are trained to shoot. My point was directed towards the idea that they didn't need to shoot him 10 times. Rather, shooting him once should have done the job to stop whatever threat they saw in the guy.

I understand the "shoot him in the leg" isn't realistic. I know how police are trained to shoot. My point was directed towards the idea that they didn't need to shoot him 10 times. Rather' date=' shooting him once should have done the job to stop whatever threat they saw in the guy.[/quote'] Sure looked like you thought it was a viable option. And if you weren't there or don't know every detail how do you know what would "stop the threat"? I'm not saying 1 would or wouldn't have worked...I don't know.

 

I will say that since he was charged, he probably shouldn't have shot any. Apparently the prosecutor or whoever made the decision to charge him feels that way.