XS11E wrote:
> Dana Myers <dana.myers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Snelling basically provoked a confrontation with O'Connor.
>
> I don't see how, did we watch the same video? Snelling said, "OK, let
> me get it."
We watched the same video. Snelling did not initially offer to get
his license out; he appears to initially demand to know why he was
pulled over. Then, instead of getting his license out, he complained
at the officer for "yelling" at him. Snelling wasn't cooperating,
and wasn't just being slow in cooperating. Snelling was arguing
instead of complying. A police officer will see that as provocative.
> The video makes it appear that every single move the officer made was
> umprovoked and improper for the cir***stances, he should be fired.
When Snelling stepped toward the officer rather than away (as
instructed), the officer was fully within rights to use force to
subdue Snelling. Ugly, harsh, but true, as painful as it is to
watch.
Dana
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