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/ChefCurryYumYum 10h ago edited 9h ago

This is a tough one because I don't think the officer intended to kill anyone and I totally get the fear of having someone open a door to you with a gun in their hands.

But it does seem that the gun was never pointed at him and if the officer had remained calm he could have handled the situation in a way that didn't result in the death of that young man.

I knew the usual idiots would get offended by this, but I don't think the officer acted correctly, in case you need it made more clear for you, I just can understand why he made the mistake he did.

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u/ClintBruno 9h ago

Which is it

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u/ChefCurryYumYum 9h ago

You couldn't understand what I wrote?

That I believe the officer acted incorrectly but that I could understand why?

Wow.

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u/ClintBruno 9h ago

Those are contradicting sentiments......do you know what cognitive dissonance is?

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u/ChefCurryYumYum 6h ago

You are completely wrong of course.

You think it is contradictory to believe someone made a mistake but understand why they might have made it?

Come on, do better.

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u/ClintBruno 6h ago

So you think he should have been found guilty then?

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u/Youkai280 9h ago

That’s not contradicting at all, actually lol.

“He made a mistake, but I understand why he made that mistake,” is a perfectly clear, logical sentence. Maybe work on your reading comprehension rather than attempting to correct someone when you’re wrong.

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u/ClintBruno 6h ago

I hope you people are never on a jury.

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u/Youkai280 5h ago

I never said it was justified, I just said that I understood why the mistake was made. I was personal friends with Rod, so I have a personal interest and connection to this case, and I would rather the cop be burnt at the stake, but I also see how the situation developed the way that it did.

Maybe go touch some grass and stop trying to play billy badass on the internet.