After watching this video I can understand why they shot him. What I don't get is why they were actively engaging the suspect if they thought he had a gun or weapon? You would think that they would run for cover and take the suspect out from a safer location like behind their cruiser. Plus 8 shots is far too many, 2-3 shots then re-evaluate the situation just like the one officer did. The only officer who should've fired was the the 2nd guy to the left when he seemed to have pointed his gun at him. Granted this guy was a moron but it's not like he fired at them, the officer on the right was waiting for the opportunity to to shoot this guy and he gave it to him. Sorry Rodney King did not deserve to get his a$$ beat any more than that truck driver who got his face smashed in by a brick. Totally senseless!
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