I hope advocates will get VERY involved in this case as well R... This is heartbreaking... What was he doing with a gun and a taser ... And why was he so anxious to use a weapon on a man on the ground being restrained... I think some people want to kill others and what a perfect way to do it... Where a uniform that says that you're the good guy.... Unfortunately it seems the gang mentality so often takes over along with adrenalin and a few other chemicals and I don't know how it can be changed ...I think that there should be less lethal force used though unless it is proven that it's ABSOLUTELY necessary... Never should someone running away be shot with lethal force ... Perhaps rubber bullets should be used more.. So many see violence as a way to live life and want to have guns and feel they're entitled to them... Why is it considered okay to shoot someone running away without a weapon?????

Thank goodness for camera phones

Like I said, justice, not so much. There is more to this story as well. Part of the "training" was verbal ... and for a lot of people, signing off at the time is fine. To expect people to sign off after the fact is wrong all the way round.

And, the truth told by one person may sound totally different when told by another person, so in law enforcement, the camera phone helps with part of the processing of any event (whether it be an incident or something else).

Sad for everyone because the guy had equipment that requires training and certification and as important, a set of protocols to follow with those before carrying this equipment.

As a person with generalized anxiety disorder with social phobia, I'm wary in places with law enforcement in unusual appearances.

I've seen what happens when a person is in a situation where a split second hesitation can mean the difference between life and death. Choosing life makes for a better communication tool with the person, rather than "controlling" the outcome with guns, tasers, and other lethal forces (such as hand control, night sticks, etc).

A person running away is often seen by LEO as "guilty" when the person may be reacting normally under the sudden surge of "fight or flight" chemical balance that does not happen in normal everyday life for most people. I know my first instinct is to back away from someone being forceful, ..., so I can see this being a problem for both LEO and person of interest.

Even if they're guilty of something why should they be killed... Not to mention the 'cough' supposed belief that one is innocent until proven guilty
The world is filled with people who want to kill other... Some try to make it that this or that culture is so much more violent.. I think people are as bad as one another

Horrible, just horrible.

There needs to be a specialized department of the government that handles all the internal investigations and whose primary purpose is to root out any corrupt officials and bring charges against them.

More is surfacing about this mess and people in the upper echelon of the sheriff's department there in Tulsa are losing their jobs. More will continue to come out in the future.

This reserve deputy is just another George Zimmerman. I know Mr. Zimmerman was protected by the Florida "Stand Your Ground" law and was probably legally innocent, but guys like him who are wanna be cops should never be carrying guns around.

We have far too many George Zimmermans in this country.

One of the major problems in this country is that too many people with deranged personalities are carrying guns around. They don't have the personality where they should ever be allowed to be around a loaded gun. This is one reason we have so many shooting deaths in this country.

It is just part of our gun culture in America.

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I watched that trial diligently R and he was innocent according to the law... However I believe he was a guy looking for trouble, action and he got what he was looking for at the expense of a child

I think the entitlement to own and carry guns is a really bad thing.. And I say that with respect to my American friend... There's really only one use for guns and if you aren't well trained in very stressful situations it can so often result in tragedies

Hell look at all of the tragedies that happen within law enforcement and these are supposed to be well trained individuals

I think there needs to be alternative means other then deadly force and I believe the means is available

We sure don't seem to value others lives the same as we do our own

I can't help but notice that none of the 'guys' being taken down and killed are pals of Donald Trump

Jan,

You said, "I watched that trial diligently R and he was innocent according to the law... However I believe he was a guy looking for trouble, action and he got what he was looking for at the expense of a child."

I watched it and you could not be more right. The law protected him, but he was a guy looking to play cop and the consequence was the needless death of a young man with his entire future ahead of him. If it had not been the young African American shot and killed that night, it would have been somebody else in the future.

If Mr. Zimmerman had never had a gun, Trayvon Martin would still be alive today. Of course, Trayvon made a tragic mistake of physically attacking Zimmerman. I think it was a case where two rather foolish people met at the wrong time. But there was no reason for a death.

Jan, you are also right about this idea that everyone has the entitlement of a gun according to the Second Amendment. I am not so sure that everyone in this country should be arming themselves. I think everyone has the right to have a gun in their house for protection, but I am not convinced of any reason in which normal people should be open carrying firearms wherever they go.

The gun problem in America is truly a tragic situation.

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I would like to see that all trials were videotaped ... Not televised but taped so that things like prosecutorial misconduct or malicious prosecution could be addressed... When a jury is watching a tape it's much more substantial then just hearing words spoken