Teenager Alerts Police That They Left Their Brights on -- 5 Minutes Later They Shoot Him Dead

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295. Technically speaking, there was a law that said no flashing brights within 500 feet

That law is stupid and rather pointless, but it is an offense. And given that the cop had already pulled two other people over for the same thing, he should have been responsible enough to get his lights recalibrated.

That said, the cop should have displayed better judgement and been able to keep the situation in hand. The kid should have also made different choices, but he's a kid and not a trained officer. The evidence suggests that this didn't need to result in a dead kid. In theory additional information could make me change my mind, but given there is already tape of the incident (until the last few seconds), I'm not sure what evidence could come out that would make me not think the cop is ultimately responsible for instigating the situation.