Agreed…

Being rude and aggressive to _anyone_ pointing a deadly weapon at you might get you killed. I think it's part of adulting, to take that seriously and to carefully wiegh whether it's the hill you want die on. The protestors in this video are clearly used to dealing with armed ICE agents, while acting like a total arse, and walking away, laughing about it on social media. But, they picked the wrong guy on the wrong day. Does that necessarily make it okay, or legal, that she got shot? Nope. But it effects how much outrage I feel about it and how much attention I am willing to pay to it. Not much.

I think the idea that he wasn't in danger is the main idea that I disagree with. How would one objectively be able to determine that? I don't think this is "standard" so I think the notion of it falling under "standard operating procedure" is a bit of a stretch. Why should we believe heavily left leaning assessment of the situation from redditors but not believe when the officer says himself that he feared for his life?

No one makes sounds decisions when they are afraid of dying. We go through a lot of training to prepare for that moment, and even then, a lot of people fuck it up and die. That woman had a right to protest. Training for a minimum of one year before entering a combat zone should not be a prerequisite for a citizen protesting. That said, she was partially murdered by her "wife," who goaded the officer. She should stand trial too, though I don't think she should be judged in the same way as the officer who responded to her by moving his phone to his other hand, pulling his weapon and executing the woman out of spite. Look, I don't like leftists, either. Let's move past that. They can be stupid, we can call them stupid, but murder isn't acceptable.

Here's something idk why no one has brought up. The man is standing in the middle of the street while he and his partners attempt to enforce laws that are not under their jurisdiction (state traffic laws). They were in the wrong as soon as they walked up to the car so anything after that point, they are operating outside of their duties and should have called the local cops.