06-13-2015, 09:45 PM
Hard to believe that Loehmann could have shouted anything audible 3 times in under two seconds.
We already know from the video and subsequent reports that Tamir was never holding the gun in the cops' presence.
So, why would Loehmann scream "drop the weapon!" like he claimed to the FBI agent? And, if he did in fact scream "drop the weapon!", how the hell did he expect Tamir to drop it without first reaching into his waistband to retrieve it?
Makes no sense unless Loehmann failed to assess the situation and wrongly assumed that Tamir was holding a gun in his hand, shouted a command that didn't apply, and then shot the kid when the kid went to do exactly as he was instructed.
In any case, those cops never should have been on top of Tamir in that situation when they had so many better approach options. They can blame the "slippery grass", but that wasn't Tamir's doing, it was their negligence in failing to assess the environment.
We already know from the video and subsequent reports that Tamir was never holding the gun in the cops' presence.
So, why would Loehmann scream "drop the weapon!" like he claimed to the FBI agent? And, if he did in fact scream "drop the weapon!", how the hell did he expect Tamir to drop it without first reaching into his waistband to retrieve it?
Makes no sense unless Loehmann failed to assess the situation and wrongly assumed that Tamir was holding a gun in his hand, shouted a command that didn't apply, and then shot the kid when the kid went to do exactly as he was instructed.
In any case, those cops never should have been on top of Tamir in that situation when they had so many better approach options. They can blame the "slippery grass", but that wasn't Tamir's doing, it was their negligence in failing to assess the environment.