He was not in custody. He and his fellow perp were shoving the cop back into his car. Sorry, but that kind of aggressive behavior, involving a 300 pound guy, should allow the cop to defend himself. I seriously doubt the cop could have physically restrained 2 guys simultaneously. Sad that the guy died but he chose to be the aggressor, not once (first with the store clerk), but twice. Being a thug didn't pay off here.
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He was not in custody. He and his fellow perp were shoving the cop back into his car. Sorry, but that kind of aggressive behavior, involving a 300 pound guy, should allow the cop to defend himself. I seriously doubt the cop could have physically restrained 2 guys simultaneously. Sad that the guy died but he chose to be the aggressor, not once (first with the store clerk), but twice. Being a thug didn't pay off here.
I have to admit that Zimmerman ain't looking like much of a human being either post-trial.
And what was Martin guilty of?
This case is irrelevant to your contention that police are not trained to shoot center mass.
According to witnesses, Martin was on top of Zimmerman, raining down punches. Since it wasn't a mixed martial arts event, there was no ref to stop it. People get beaten severely like that on the street, sometimes killed.
That's not what I said, which is why I mentioned Graham v Connor. I asked if it was universal, which is not the same as saying that police are not trained to shoot "center mass" at all.
Wasn't Zimmerman armed and following him?
Yeah, so what? Unless you can PROVE Zimmerman initiated and or escalated the confrontation it's legally irrelevant
And you're sure Trayvon didn't initiate the conflict?
I'm not sure of anything. But logistically, it doesn't make sense.