i guess this is the only path left open for police reform. self-defense. if public policy won't change, maybe a body count will put them in line? i wish it weren't this way, because it will also mean more people being killed by police as they start doing retaliatory killings. which i guess will escalate the riots. to what end, i do not know.

have to say i am pleased to read the replies, too. some bootlickers, but looks to be a lot of people defending the guy who shot the cops.

it seems pretty clear from the video, they pulled the dude over for expired tags and decided to give him a hard time. no reason at all to demand he get out of the vehicle. he told them "give me my ticket and let me go" but they insisted on escalating. he was more than justified in my opinion, to have a reasonable fear they were doing to either kill him or do "serious bodily harm" which is the Oklahoma statutory requirement for lethal self-defense. though i would not be surprised for cops be some special exception. i hope at least someone on the jury panel has the courage to hang it.