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drewbishif

I feel for the family in this situation but you can't blame your son's prescription pill addiction/abuse on anyone but your son. Had he been under normal amounts of pain medicine, he probably wouldn't have made that fatal decision that day. As a CCW permit carrier I know that I would never surrender my weapon to the police unless told to do so. I would ensure that I never point the weapon at the officer.

For all those negative people out there you need to wake up. This is not a Metro cover-up. Look at the amount of witnesses who are testifying in this case. The Metro, the Secret Service AND an independent civilian company looked at the computer system in order to try and retrieve the video. The DA was asking for Mr Goodmans "independent' witnesses but he is failing to provide them. Put yourself in the Police Officers shoes, would you let someone point a gun at you and just wait.....?? The only info you have at the time is that this guy is high on an unknown substance and that he has above normal training in firearms...sorry but I would want to go home to my family, not gamble on the fact this guy may or may not shoot me....

I love how the family is trying to blame the police for Eric Scotts actions that day.

1) Not only did 1 officer feel their life/others was in danger, 3 other officers felt the same way.
2) How many angry customers does Costco deal with on a daily basis? How many times a year do they have to call the police b/c of these angry guests....i'm sure very little. The police were not the only people that felt in harms way that day.
3) The coroners inquest is probably one of the most transparent review processes that a city could have. A group of fellow citizens decides if the officers actions were justified or not, and if it should move to Criminal courts. In other cities, shootings like this are handled in a Grand Jury away from the media and public leaving everyone in the dark about what happened during a shooting. I'd much rather have something that the family/public can check out then some process that the City attorney, a judge, and 12 peers go decide.......

Although I feel for the families loss, I feel more for the officers who have to deal with having to take someones life and have the public criticize them as if they were monsters. I hope that everyone will have a better understanding after next week!