What are you going to do shoot me?

[Fungus Gnat]

Yes.

The campus policeman who shot dead a straight A student at the University of the Incarnate Word in Texas has been pictured for the first time.

Cpl. Chris Carter, an officer with the San Antonio university's 17-strong police force, shot dead Robert Cameron Redus early Friday following a traffic stop outside the student's apartment.
The news comes as one of Redus' neighbors, Mohammad Haidarasl, 22, described hearing the 23-year-old's last words before his life was tragically cut short.
'I heard (a man) say, "Oh, you’re gonna shoot me?’" in a surprised voice,' Haidarasl said. Les than a minute later he said he heard four to six gunshots.

Carter was grabbing a burger for himself and his colleague when he spotted Redus' car speeding and then hit a curb, police said.

He sounded his siren and pulled the vehicle over as it drove into The Treehouse Apartments where Redus lived. Redus got out of the car and went to walk into his home.

Carter, who had nine law enforcement jobs within seven years, responded with his firearm after Redus apparently grabbed his baton and used it to strike him in the head and arm.
During the six-minute confrontation, recorded on a body microphone the policeman was wearing, Carter asked Redus to stop and put his hands on the truck. He told him 14 times to put his hands behind is back and told him three times he was under arrest. He told the student 56 times to stop resisting.
At one point, the much smaller student managed to get Carter's baton, pin him against a wall and hit him multiple times on the head and arm with the baton, Police Chief Richard Pruitt.
'There was a lot of communication,' he said.

Carter managed to get the baton back, and the struggle continued until Redus broke free, according to police.
Carter then drew his .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol, and warned Redus four times to stop or he would shoot, Pruitt said. Then, Carter told police, Redus charged him with his arm raised as if to hit him.

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[Bombur]

Sad... and confusing. Why the hell would you attack a police officer, in any situation? Even if you think you're in the right, fight it in court.

 

[Commander Strax]

This is a fine example of a situation that would have had a much different ending had the officer utilized a "less than lethal" alternative.


Deadly force is only justified against deadly force. It is sort of a loophole in that he was threatened with deadly force in a weapon that he provided

 

[Bombur]

This is a fine example of a situation that would have had a much different ending had the officer utilized a "less than lethal" alternative.


Deadly force is only justified against deadly force. It is sort of a loophole in that he was threatened with deadly force in a weapon that he provided

Yeah, crazy that he didn't use pepper spray or a taser first..

 

[Singlemalt]

9 law enforcement jobs in 7 yrs? Hmmmm....red flag to me

 

[slowbus]

its the victims own fault.Every cop you come across should be treated same as a mental patient/They have a liscense to kill and are aching to do it

 

[Bombur]

its the victims own fault.Every cop you come across should be treated same as a mental patient/They have a liscense to kill and are aching to do it

Sorry but it's completely ludicrous to say every cop is aching to shoot someone.. that's paranoid thinking

 

[futant]

Sorry but it's completely ludicrous to say every cop is aching to shoot someone.. that's paranoid thinking

You do realize cops have to take a personality inventory that qualifies them as an asshole with a chicken hawk complex to get admitted to the acadamy right?

 

[Grojak]

You know the saying, you don't bring a knife to a gun fight, well every cop has a gun use common sense!!

 

[slowbus]

Sorry but it's completely ludicrous to say every cop is aching to shoot someone.. that's paranoid thinking

keeps me breathing,plus I've never been shot,only beat up by cops

 

[Fungus Gnat]

This is a fine example of a situation that would have had a much different ending had the officer utilized a "less than lethal" alternative.


Deadly force is only justified against deadly force. It is sort of a loophole in that he was threatened with deadly force in a weapon that he provided

The officer already got the baton back before shooting the suspect.

 

[hempyninja309]

Cops think they are above the law and can do whatever they want. Probably why I despise them so much. They will lie and cover for each other. They have the opportunity to make a difference and instead abuse their power by violating the rights of their fellow people, robbing them and killing them. Fuck the police, the corrupt politicians they protect and the unjust laws they enforce. Sorry this shit gets me heated.

 

[ebgood]

Sorry but it's completely ludicrous to say every cop is aching to shoot someone.. that's paranoid thinking

Which is the safest way to think around a cop

 

[slowbus]

Cops think they are above the law and can do whatever they want. Probably why I despise them so much. They will lie and cover for each other. They have the opportunity to make a difference and instead abuse their power by violating the rights of their fellow people, robbing them and killing them. Fuck the police, the corrupt politicians they protect and the unjust laws they enforce. Sorry this shit gets me heated.

code blue.til the end.At my last trial they walked in one after ther other and lied,lied,lied.Outta 10 cops not one story matched.Did it matter,nope

 

[ebgood]

I say cops are like horses, they spook easily then kick u in the face

 

[Gmz]

1 shot to the leg seems like it would do the trick, hell even a taser, but 4-6 shots... That's a bit overkill

FUCK you for infesting my closet OP

 

[cc2012]

Joke aside the Cop's Work history suggests a problem? The Student should've listened, but should also still be ALIVE! The Officer in Question needs Re-Training and Disciplinary Action taken against him...Running away...does not require the Suspect to be Shot Dead, We not quite in the JUDGE DREDD future yet me thinks...

Was the Student Armed??

Taser Gun, Pepper Spray, Baton...and at last resort could've shot him in the Leg or the Ass neither life threatening? could be wrong...

What a outcome to a everyday situation...What a waste of a Human Life

Peace


Just me but isn't it supposed to be - "To Serve And Protect" not "Will Shoot you DEAD if you run away"

 

[ClaytonBigsby]

"What are you going to do, shoot me?!?"


Ahhh, the power of suggestion

 

[giggles26]

 

[LIBERTYCHICKEN]

Sounds like the officer showed alot of restraint to me

From only knowing what the artice says I support the officer