Body cam helps justify fatal South Salt Lake police shooting
Found on KSL on Thursday, 02 October 2014
Taylor quickly lifts his shirt and takes his hands out of his waistband. Salt Lake police officer Bron Cruz reacts by firing two quick shots, striking Taylor in the chest and stomach. Taylor died as a result of his injuries.
"I was scared to death. The last thought I had go through my mind when I pulled the trigger, and I'll never forget this … was that I was too late. I was too late. And because of that, I was gonna get killed. Worse, my (partner) was gonna get killed."
The family members, he said, did not agree with his conclusion and were upset.
Scared and trigger happy cops. Well isn't that just great. Being "100 percent convinced" means nothing when the suspect isn't armed at all. This mindset of being surrounded by nothing but cop killers is what supports this spiral of cop violence. That, and simple abuse of power when a cop tasers a 62 year old in the back for no rason at all.