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You wont believe how quickly he pulls his gun': Video shows campus cop kill Sam DuboseTravis Gettys - RawStory
29 Jul 2015 at 13:38 ET

Sam Dubose (WLWT)
He didnt do anything violent to the officer, he wasnt dragging him, and he intentionally pulled out his gun and shot him in the head, said Prosecutor Joe Deters.
The officer told 911 dispatchers immediately after the shooting that he fired one shot, fatally striking Dubose in the head, because he was almost run over during the traffic stop. Tensing said in the incident report that he was dragged by the vehicle.
He was making excuses for the purposeful killing of another person, Deters said. Im not saying hes smart, Im saying thats what I think he did.
A warrant was issued for Tensings arrest, and the prosecutor said he was treating the officer as a murderer and repeatedly called for the universitys police department to be disbanded.
He lost his temper because Mr. Dubose wouldnt get out of his car, Deters added. When you see this you wont believe how quickly he pulls his gun. Maybe a second its incredible.
Link: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/you-wont-believe-how-quickly-he-pulls-his-gun-video-shows-campus-cop-kill-sam-dubose/
Uncle Joe
(65,421 posts)Thanks for the thread, WillyT.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)Uncle Joe
(65,421 posts)MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)Because they CAN?
WillyT
(72,631 posts)And we were wrong... Waaay wrong.
And some of us know this. We have been living it for a while. No shade...
+1
Uncle Joe
(65,421 posts)coyote
(1,561 posts)Wtf?
napi21
(45,806 posts)and I still can't make out what happened when the video goes nuts. +I'm obviously missing something because all of you & the prosecutor said this was a murder. How can you tell what was going on?
WillyT
(72,631 posts)Imagine your daughter coming home from a sorority function with that happening.
Get back to me when you can.
Baitball Blogger
(52,637 posts)But, it looked like the officer tried to open the door and the driver put his hand on the door to stop him.
And then, the situation escalated from there. Obviously, the officer went for his gun and the driver hit the pedal of the car. Though I couldn't tell what happened first.
Prism
(5,815 posts)1. Officer tries to open door.
2. Victim pulls it so it stays shut.
3. Officer pulls harder.
4. Victim leans/stumbles to his right towards the passenger side.
5. Officer pulls door open, draws his weapon, and fires into the victim's head.
6. Victim apparently slumped and hit the gas. That's why the video goes crazy. The officer is pushed/twirled away from the vehicle.
The officer went from zero to shoot in, literally, about two seconds. Just plain executed the guy.
napi21
(45,806 posts)KNEW it was me because of what the prosecutor said.
I'm very glad this cop is being prosecuted for murder, and I can only hope it will stop many other cops from their shooting first philosophy. There have been several cop prosecutions lately, and that SHOULDZ make cops everywgere think about their own actions.
flying_fish
(6 posts)uponit7771
(93,532 posts)... seconds after he's dead