Based on an initial investigation, Prache said, he concluded that "the conditions for the legal use of the weapon were not met.”
Three persons were in the car when police tried to stop it Tuesday, the prosecutor said. Nahel managed to avoid a traffic stop by running a red light. He was later got stuck in a traffic jam.
Both officers involved said they drew their guns to prevent him from starting the car again.
The officer who fired a single shot said he wanted to prevent the car from leaving and because he feared someone may be hit by the car, including himself or his colleague, according to Prache.
Both officers said they felt “threatened” by seeing the car drive off, he added.
I am very much in favor of protesting against police in general (I’m an American, and they’re crooked here), but in this case, the cop was immediately arrested. That sounds like something to praise. Protest is he gets off easy.
It was the police who murdered an unarmed person, not a person who shot a police officer btw
“The murders will continue until morale improves”
– Macron, probably
TBF Macron actually denounced the police’s actions in a national address.
Ah I think I misunderstood the quote in the article. They quoted him saying “These acts are totally unjustifiable” and I assumed that was about the protests and not the police.
We saw it on TV (yes actual broadcast TV, not live though) and your interpretation made me doubt myself for a moment but he was most certainly speaking against the actions of the police.
Funny how the body cameras never seem to be turned on…
Yep. Unfortunate for everyone involved. It would prove innocence or culpability and speed up the investigation.
