Like Tam said, I prefer to avoid Monday morning quarter backing, which actually is kind of hard at times with this series because one side tells a story and the other side usually refuses to say anything. This case though has some serious red flags. Flags that wave as prominently as this incident with the Seattle PD.
In other words the officer was incompetent, placed himself in a position where he either closed the distance to an aggressor, or he let the aggressor place him in a position with no ability to withdraw. Both of which are failures on the officers part.
This is merely an honorable mention because there is no indication that the officer was intending this outcome, then again there wasn’t with the Seattle PD incident. This however was in a building instead of outside where the interaction was much more open and the Seattle officer had many more options at his disposal.
State Sponsored Criminal Honorable Mention: Officer Matthew Jacob Marin
Because when you’re responding to the scene of someone who has been known to get a little off kilter, by all means close distance with him and let him back you in a corner. Sure it will be self-defense, but no one will second guess your negligence and how it contributed to the death of another.*
h/t Tam
*There are times where the SHTF and it just goes south. It is extremely difficult for me to believe that negligence wasn’t a factor in this case. My suspicion is Officer Barney Fife here was complacent because “it’s a dude in a wheel chair” and just ditched the initiative. His OODA loop response time was lacking because of it.
TMM is the owner, editor, and principal author at The Minuteman, a competitive shooter, and staff member for Boomershoot. Even in his free time he’s merging his love and knowledge of computers and technology with his love of firearms.
Many know his private name and information however due to the current political climate, many are distancing themselves due to the abandonment of Due Process.
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