Yeah, it looks like it was.
There was the hilarious Benny Hill-style video of two Montreal Police female officers trying to put handcuffs on skinny white dude.
He didn’t fight them, just resisted passively. Then he just ran away from them.
All they’ve got was his jacket!
Bystanders were cheerleading him!
Cops jumped into the patrol car, left the handcuffs on the sidewalk…
Probably another attempt to arrest wuflu non-compliant citizen: this time - unsuccessful.

wow, so this is what life is like behind enemy lines? I haven't worn a mask or dealt with any restrictions on my freedom since moving here.....

Considering that while one officer was trying to cuff him, the other one kicking and punching probably wasn't much help. Makes one wonder how many "resisting arrest" shootings by police, actually represent murder, because abusive behavior changes to self-defense when the suspect is not as coolheaded as this gentleman in the video.
And even though he wasn't on target, that's an admirable rapid fire group. Kudos to him not stringing shots everywhere.

Bad cop.

Cop says someone is tailgating, makes a 360* turn to get behind him, and then REAR ENDS HIM when he pulls over... then arrests the driver, a disabled vet, when he tells the officer that he doesn't need the ID of his passenger... for..get this... disorderly conduct.

WTF..

What a trigger-happy motherfucker!
That's why I am more afraid of cops than criminals.
Note the URL: sports.yahoo!
WTF?! I am not saying that poor man did the right thing by shooting his AR into the air, but... Is blind shooting a police sport now?

BTW, most firearms are capable of shooting blanks. Just saying.

Man shot and killed by police while firing weapon to celebrate New Year.
https://sports.yahoo.com/know-canton-po ... 50298.html

When idiots collide.

Firing off a gun into the air in a suburban area = stupid as shit.
Cop gave no warning, just started firing at a dude with a gun.


Ehh...

As much as I wanna be mad at this one, I can't..

But also, from his perspective, he heard shots fired, went to investigate, and sees dude with a rifle just firing rounds....and one can even argue that the act itself (firing a gun into the air in a populated area) can be lethal force as we all know that stray bullets can, and have, killed people miles away... I can all but guarantee there won't be a prosecution on this.. Also guarantee that since the 'victim' isn't white, the race card will be thrown around...

I think the question boils down to... 'Do we need to stop him RIGHT NOW, before he kills someone?' or 'Do we need to get him to put down the rifle so we can arrest his dumb ass?'.. I don't think they needed to shoot him right then and there.. Issue commands, get him disarmed, then throw the book at him.

Good summary. I fucking hate that the guy was shooting into the air like that . . . but with that off my chest, I think it was pretty clear even from the body camera that he was just shooting into the air. Combine that with the date and time (i.e., New Years), and I think the answer is pretty obvious.

That officer fucked up badly, is my opinion.

Yup. Put that guy out in the country, shooting in his back yard, with a backstop, and I'd be calling for a mob based lynching... But in this circumstance, you have 2 idiots that ran into each other, and unfortunately, the law will be on the side of the officer, and while I think his actions were shit, they have a legal, and, some would argue moral, justification in shooting, although, again, really shitty decision making on the officer's part.

This is where the whole 'warrior cop' mentality and 'anyone with a gun is a threat' becomes an issue. Anyone who has been detained merely for legal open carrying knows this, and we see the results of armed, law abiding (or in this case, not so law abiding) citizens that get shot when there are other options. Even the courts have ruled in numerous cases that armed ≠ dangerous.

Also, I'm betting they're taught, and rightfully so, that anyone shooting a gun is a threat, and commands aren't needed if the threat is there and commands aren't necessary if action is.

Just.. too much fuckery on the other side for me to say this was 100% the officer's fault.. and, even if the officer did announce/order him to drop it, I doubt he'd be able to hear him anyway, as he'd probably either be partially deaf from firing the gun with no ears, or had ears on and wouldn't be able to hear the officer. I doubt the type of guy shooting an AR in the air, in an urban/suburban environment in his backyard would be wearing ears, let alone high quality electronic ones that would allow him to hear an officer giving commands over the shots of his rifle, presumably in 223.

This is one of those situations where you just gotta say 'you both fucked up, majorly'... However, again, the officer was legally, and borderline morally, justified in shooting.

The cop is shooting through a wooden fence....what is his back stop...another house???

Very good point.

I'd just like to note that we have finally found a situation where I am ready to lynch the cop, and TW is pseudo-sticking up for him. The whole world is upside-down!

At first I thought the cop was shooting through the fence too, but I wonder if it was just the angle of the bodycam. Maybe the cop could actually see over the fence? BI guess if he could, then there's even more reason that he should have seen that the guy was just blasting into the air....

Here's a pretty clear cut one:

https://twitter.com/unioncounsel/status ... -OskQ&s=19

LMAO, that's nuts...

However, I gotta say, that excuse (playing Pokemon) is just as good as whatever reason the prosecutors would have come up with not to charge or convict the bank robbers, had they been caught....