dang>>> So why would even the stupidest or most brutal cop in the world shoot an unarmed man in front of a huge crowd? Because Grant wouldn’t show his hands and the cop thought he might be reaching for a weapon. So the officer reached for his Taser, or so he believed, and stepped away to give the stun gun room to function. One of Grant’s friends said he heard the officer say, “I’m going to tase him” before firing (another inconvenient fact left out of the film). The film, then, places a heavy hand on the scales of justice as it winds up with a fuzzy plea — an implied demand for a second, federal civil rights trial for the cop, who got a light sentence. But the shooting wasn’t a racist one. In the end, what is the meaning of the film? Grant’s demise was unfortunate, and those who knew him must mourn his loss. Nevertheless, his slaying was not intended, and the videos of the actual shooting don’t support a claim of outrageous policing. Grant’s death was no more pregnant with lessons for society than if he had been hit by a bus.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:37:03 +0000
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