All I need to see (St. Louis Shooting)

[justiceischeap]

129. Because he's scared

The first shot hit Antonio Martin and he went down, the second shot went astray and the third shot hit the cruiser tire (I think that happened when he fell down--but I could actually have shots 2 and 3's order mixed up).

I'm not saying Martin didn't pull a gun, I'm just offering an alternate theory based on how someone else views the video--it's a discussion that's going to come up (and already has in the Twitterverse).

The screen capture taken from the video looks like a cell phone (the color temperature is different for that sliver of light than the flashlight) and since most people are conditioned to think that all black males are armed and dangerous, it would make sense the police officer is scared if Martin "drew" a cell phone instead of a gun.

For me personally, I don't see the gain in drawing a gun on a cop and not firing it. Unless it was suicide by cop, or Martin was attempting to tape the incident with a cell phone, why pull a gun and not fire?

With both cases in St. Louis County we are being led to believe that all black males that confront the police are actually actively attacking the police even though logic would dictate that isn't the safest course of action for a person of color--especially in that area. So if you're going to pull a gun on a cop, you better damn well fire it or expect to be killed (hence, suicide by cop).

PS... I am not advocating that police officers be shot, I'm just questioning why someone would pull a gun on a cop and not fire. Martin had the upper-hand in that quick draw situation.