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I think that if somebody walked toward you with a machete and you pulled a firearm and told that person to stop and he continued to walk within arms length of you, you would not try to use harsh language or reasoning to stop him

As far as the shots, most officers can fire 4-5 shots per second. This officer fired 8 in about 2 seconds. Angel San Juan even reports (since he saw the tape that the mediythen altered) that the guy started to stagger at 5 shots. That means that the officer stopped firing about 1/2 to 3/4 of a second later. That is just about the time it takes for the human brain to perceive the action and then take the appropriate response. We probably all remember from drivers Ed that if you’re going at highway speeds and somebody pulls out in front of you, you’ll probably go over 100 feet before you can hit the brake. That is because of the time that it takes the brain to perceive the threat and then change that to action. That is exactly the same situation that the video conference. It is nonsensical to think that a threat ends and in 1/100 of a second later the human body responds. That simply is not how it works.

This was not a non lethal situation.

... but if the media would have shown the uncut version. I saw people on another forum say that he fell on the first shot (I guess assumed because the video stopped) therefore it was excessive. He didn’t go down or even stagger for the first few shots. I guess unload is just a term meaning several shots.

I think that they were going to protest the non-release of the video. The claim was (I think) that the city was covering up the incident and that the officer was wrong. That was the basis of the planned protest. Once the video was released then the protest was not necessary.

This incident caused a lot of media buzz and accusations [Hidden Content]

Insanity in Texas is rarely used as a reason for a not guilty plea. The person has to prove that he is insane to the extent that he has no clue that he committed a crime. I can think of one in this area, Millard Harrison from Beaumont. This guy might be number 2......

Final, BH 58 Nederland 49

0:51, BH 52-47

Timeout Nederland at 2:22, BH 51-42

Timeout BH at 4:25, up 44-40

Timeout BH at 5:56, Nederland cuts it to 43-38

End of 3, BH 41-33

Halftime BH 34-22

End of 1, BH 13-8

3:45 in 1, Nederland 5-4

Final Silsbee 74-56

1:00 72-54

2:00, 68-54

End id 3, Silsbee 58-36

Silsbee is hitting 3s from 25 and Nederland is missing unopposed 3s from 20.

Silsbee 55-36 at 0:37 in 3

4:30 in 3, Silsbee hits 3, steal and 3. Up 41-34

6:05 in 3, Silsbee 32-31

Halftime 29-29