Do you really believe that Forcillo shot him for fun?
Have you ever been in a situation where you truly believed that another person was going to kill you? Did that person have a knife? Did they have a gun?
If yes described it, how you felt, how you thought, how you reacted during and after the event.
If not how can you sit behind your computer in your living room, watch a video and be an expert on what should have and shouldn't have been done by a person under those conditions?
Forcillo's actions were psychopathic to say the least. Someone who is sworn to protect life, showed little regard for the life he took. For someone who is supposedly trained in the use of force and when and how to use it, how much force is needed, he certainly threw the book out. He escalated a situation and then used the victim as his excuse here, for his own stupidity in how he handled the situation.
Remember, Forcillo is a trained police officer. A professional, with professional standards to uphold.
Synopsis of what should have been the perfect scenario;
Suspect is contained inside a street car.
It's advisable to enter to make sure all civilians are out and to assess the situation further. Weapons drawn is advisable in this situation.
Once this has been done, back off and keep the suspect contained. Have the street car driver disconnect power to the car and wait for the ETF, as they have better training in dealing with these types of situations.
Forcillo failed on all accounts.
He escalated the situation beyond what should have happened.
He emptied his gun into the suspect (15 rounds), which is beyond excessive. That would mean that he shot the victim as he lay dead or dying on the floor of the street car.
Police are taught how and when to use a gun. Taught to target body mass (torso). They aren't taught to empty their gun, but rather to use the rounds necessary to put their intended target down. Not to keep shooting when that target is down.
From everything I know about Forcillo, he wasn't and isn't worthy of wearing the uniform.
Sammy Yatim had issues, but Forcillo's issues are far worse and the outcome should have been far different and we shouldn't be talking about this now.
To add further. Your assertion that others sit behind the safety of their computers analyzing this and have no right. You clearly don't know me or many of the other people here, just like we don't know you. What you saying shows you have never been faced with a life and death situations or you also have the same disregard for life as Forcillo does. You lack the necessary decision making ability required in high stress level and dangerous situations, the go, no go decision making algorithm. This was a text book situation that was grossly mishandled. If you wear a badge and carry a gun, I shudder to know that and that there are more cowboys on the streets is not a good thing to know. Guys like Forcillo make me sick and show that there needs to be a better psyche test to weed these types out. He is a stain on a worthy group, those in blue, who protect the citizens around the clock.
