crazy4milsurps, I really don't know how to say this more politely, but you're sounding foolish here.
I wasn't cop bashing at all just stating the facts, they have too much power to use it correctly.
NOTHING about what Officer Roach did indicated ANYTHING inappropriate or any -- even REMOTE -- abuse of power. He appears to have behaved exactly as every police officer in the country is, and SHOULD BE, instructed to handle a "shots-fired, armed suspect" interaction.
and there was no reason to cuff or arrest the victim, all the officer had to do was properly approach the man and ask what happened and thn serve and protect him not jump the gun and ruin the victims life.
At this point I have to wonder if you really simply don't understand anything about police work and proper arrest procedures or if you're just doing a bad job of trolling for reaction.
No officer who wants to live to see the end of his shift approaches an armed man on a public street, leaving the scene of shots being fired and makes a casual inquiry into the matter.
The officer WITNESSED, HIMSELF, at least two crimes. Discharging a firearm on a city street is a crime. Running down a public street brandishing a weapon is a crime as well. So there are two laws he saw (or it was reasonable to infer) that Mr. Thomas had broken. That, right there, requires him to arrest Mr. Thomas, pursuant to an investigation into the matter. (Maybe charges will be filed, maybe he had a justification that would encourage no charges to be filed, but an arrest needs to happen to halt the present danger to the public and to begin that investigation.)
Second, the absolutely obvious conclusion to be drawn by Officer Roach's observations is that at least one other, much more serious crime has just taken place and this man is almost undoubtedly involved. Shots fired and a man fleeing with a weapon mean that someone has almost certainly been assaulted with a deadly weapon, and quite possibly a murder has been committed. Maybe the man he sees fleeing was just the victim of an assault. Maybe he was the assaulter or the murderer. It is the absolute DUTY of that officer to investigate that probable felony and detain any and all suspects. One does not approach a likely murder suspect and ask, "
Sir, if you don't mind, would you please relieve yourself of your weapon and, if it isn't too much trouble, stop for a moment and tell me if you are the guilty party?"
This should be self-evident --
really, really self-evident -- to anyone.
If i run up and aim a gun at a cop that is fleeing from a shoot out, i'll have more than a few mags worth of FMJ in my chest but its ok for a cop to do it AND arrest the victim???????????????????
Are you actually reading the things you are writing? Yes. Yes, that is exactly how it is. And surely you understand WHY that is. If you are firing a weapon in public, you are breaking the law. The duty of that officer is to arrest you and investigate. You may have an affirmative defense for that act, and you may be freed and exonerated of wrong-doing, but he has witnessed you breaking a law and MUST react.
I never seen so many male cop groupies in one place geez
You have a distressingly poor understanding of the law, and of law enforcement. I hope we're shedding light into the darkness, here.