Witness a Police Shooting: What do you see?

With all of the public scrutiny on the Michael Brown shooting by St. Louis police officers on patrol, this video is especially timely to see. Many people think of patrols in terms of TV cop shows and TV police detectives having fiery shootouts with the criminals firing back and forth. In real life, if there is any shootouts they're quickly over in seconds which can end either way with only violent outcomes. It's up to the investigators conducting forensics and collecting physical evidence to obtain all "eye-witnesses" testimonies to what they saw at the scene. Can they ever be wrong?--Take a look at this video...

It is important to watch the video first, then read text below. It's a short video. but you will catch it. Watch The Video BEFORE You Read the Story! Pay Attention!  This Video is of actual Detectives attempting to stop a CRIMINAL in Chicago.

The Video taken by a Police Officer Videographer was also in harm's way.

WATCH the Video First... Two or three times if You want...

(and) THEN Read the story below...DON'T READ UNTIL YOU WATCH THE VIDEO! 

You may need to watch this one several times. Please remember these cops acted in real time....THIS PERSON DOES GET SHOT BY THE DETECTIVES. THIS IS FOR REAL. 
Do NOT scroll down and read until you see this 8 sec. video.
 

Time: 0.08

WHAT DID YOU SEE?  The Officers ordered the suspect to put the assault rifle down, and that is what he is doing, Right? it appears he is complying and then they shoot him!

OMG, he is shot! Is that what you saw? Do you want to know what it is like to work the streets as a cop, and what risks the Officers face daily?

Watch the video again... Watch the suspect's right hand while he places the rifle down with his left hand. What you don't see by facing this Criminal face to face is what the back-up Officer behind the suspect does see as the suspect is pulling a hidden handgun from his rear pants pocket with his right hand. The back-up cop yells "Gun" before firing.

Watch as the bad guy goes down... the handgun is still in his right hand next to him on the ground. This is a reminder... What you think you see does not always tell the whole truth!


Watch it again, and learn! It's time for Mr. and Mrs. Citizen as well as the Media have a better understanding of WHY people REALLY get shot and WHY our Officers are always in Jeopardy as they make quick life and death decisions on the streets.

Comments

[Ed Lewis]

I watched it four times and saw an unarmed man shot down. After reading the story I only had to watch it one more time to plainly see the gun in his right hand as he fell and then on the pavement where he lay. If the cop behind hadn't been there, then the cop in front of the criminal would probably be dead because of something else I saw in the video... He wasn't wearing any vest under that t-shirt! Amazing!