On sbsun.com I Came Across An Article That Got Me Thinking About Police Officers And If All That They Do Is Actually Necessary When Doing Their Jobs.
The Article Was Titled:
"SB Man Dropped Gun Before Being Shot By Police; Officers Cleared"
by Stacia Glenn
Posted: 10/08/2009
Read: 10/08/2009
Here's The Link For Your Viewing:
A Man Named Christopher Mason Was In A Denny's Parking Lot Where He Was Fatally Shot May 2, 2009 By A Pair Of San Bernardino Police Officers.
A Waitress First Spotted Mr. Mason "Showing His Gun Off To A Group Of Friends", And So She Decided To Call The Cops.
Mr. Mason Was Spotted "Fumbling Around His Shirt In His Waistband" By The First Officer On Scene.
He Then Went Behind A Ford Expedition That Was Parked And Continuously Was Checking Where The Officer Stood.
While He Was "Bobbing" Up And Down...That Was When The Gun Clattered To The Ground.
The Officer Fired Two Shots In Fear That Mason Would Reach For The Gun.
Mason Then Ran To His Girlfriends Parked PT Cruiser And Failed To Follow The Cops Orders And Show His Hands And Thus Prompted The Officer To Fire Another 7 Rounds. As Well As Another Officer Firing 3 More Times.
"Mason Fell To The Ground"
Investigators Found The Gun Behind The Ford Expidition As Well As Some Ammunition.
Autopsy Results Showed Mason Had An Alcohol Level Of .12%
He Was Shot In The Forehead, Chest, Abdomen And Ligament Near The Groin.
Mason's Family Filed For A Wrongful Death Claim Against The Police Department.
Was The Cops Doing Their Jobs? Or Was What They Did, Way Out Of Line And Uncalled For?
Could This Death Been Avoided?
Many Questions Are Asked And Thought About Whenever It Comes To The Death Of A Civilian And A Police Officer Is The Cause Of It.
What Gives The Cops The Right To Kill Anyone?
Is It Because They Have A Badge And Feel That Whatever They Do Is Warranted?
Who Gives Them That Right?
It's Always Tough To Believe A Story Like This And Know Who Was In The Right And Wrong.
The Cops Say That Mr. Mason, "Had A Duty To Submit To Orders Of The Officers And In Failing To Do So Escalated A Detention Into A Deadly Encouter"
And The Family Says That It Was A Wrongful Death Claim, And So They Therefore Hired An Attorney.
One Word Against Another's.
Its Always Hard To Choose Between Who To Believe.
Families Don't Know How They Would React If They Were In The Same Position.
Whether They Were In The Cops Or The Deceased Family Members' Shoes.
I Say It Is Unfair To Have Judgement. Especially When You Don't Know And There Is No Factual Evidence Of What Happened On That Night Of May 2, 2009.
So What I'm Just Trying To Say Is...Don't Believe Everything You Read And Don't Pass Judgement Too Quickly.
I'm In Neither For Or Against These Cops That Took A Civilian's Life.
I Have No Clue What To Believe. At Least Not Until I Have All The Facts.
So I Leave You With The Question:
Were They Just Doing Their Job?
Think About It First.
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