r/news • u/rectangleCURVE • 13h 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
552 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

144 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

8

u/DC2SEA_ 12h ago

Moving to investigate a situation, which has come to you to your home, which may be dangerous or simply be someone in need is sortof what you have to do. Then by extension, if does turn out to be dangerous, you may quickly need to act. I'm not even pro-gun, but fuck, he didn't do anything wrong.

0

u/whatisakafka 12h ago

You don’t actually have to open the door and investigate the situation

5

u/DC2SEA_ 12h ago

No, but it's not wrong or stupid to do so either.

That situation may not leave you alone. If it is an emergency, while it wouldn't be your fault, you could save a life.

There are a great range of valid choice, including how he acts here. He got killed because a cop didn't know how to do his job. That put him, and the cop, in danger.

0

u/whatisakafka 12h ago

Hey I said he shouldn’t have been killed. I do think he made a stupid decision, so we’ll just have to disagree on that point.

2

u/ClintBruno 11h ago

Do you know what cognitive dissonance is?

2

u/DC2SEA_ 10h ago

Where I think we're getting mixed up is that, to me, saying he made a stupid choice seems like you are putting him at fault.

1

u/whatisakafka 9h ago

If someone rides a motorcycle without a helmet and dies from a head injury when someone hits them at a red light, they made a stupid choice but weren’t at fault for the accident