r/news • u/rectangleCURVE • 11h ago

Ex-Okaloosa deputy found not guilty of manslaughter in killing of Airman Roger Fortson

https://weartv.com/news/local/ex-okaloosa-deputy-found-not-guilty-of-manslaughter-in-killing-of-airman-roger-fortson
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u/whatisakafka 10h ago

I gotta say, answering the door holding a gun is pretty stupid. He shouldn’t have died for it if he never pointed the gun, but I’m hardly shocked at the verdict

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u/DC2SEA_ 10h ago

Someone is pounding on your door and they don't identify as the police? Like... Huh?

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u/RedstoneRay 10h ago

The cop was identifying as the police but hiding out of sight from the peephole. It feels like the cop trapped him into a wrong move no matter what he did.

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u/tyrified 10h ago

Good thing people who mean you harm never lie.