Gunned Down in Vegas: What Really Happened to Erik Scott?
Use of lethal force resulting in police homicide should routinely trigger immediate FBI involvement particularly for collecting evidence and collecting statements. It’s the only way to be sure. . No officer along on a homicide ever seems to say, “I tried to stop him from killing that guy,” do they? Nope. They always confirm he went for his gun or was drug crazed, slobbering blood, and irrationally disobeyed them. Police departments are perceived in the very best case as not reliable on wrongful death investigations of themselves when involved in homicide of civilians. If that perception is wrong, it will take the FBI to prove it. It’s gone too far.
In my state, one does not get a concealed handgun permit but a concealed weapons permit. A sharp stick can evidently be weapon enough to terrify the police. I chose not to get a permit because of fear. I’m more afraid of ten percent of the cops than the bad guys. If stopped in my car, my hands go on the top of the steering wheel, and don’t leave it without polite notice to the officer. It’s not perfect but maybe a help. I have an anecdote about a professional friend with a permit and handgun who was arrested, but detail might somehow cause him trouble in a case that’s cost him thousand and gone on several years. As long as it stays open, it isn’t a false arrest, you understand and lots of expense encourages a plea deal. Lucky he’s not dead.
Write your Congressman or woman, and senators. We need a Federal law.
