My guess is he did know because the tazer is bright yellow. But again we'll never know for sure.
You hit the main point. Nobody knows what was running through either man’s head when this was happening. All we can do is speculate and think of what we would do as either man.
As the suspect, regardless of intoxication; I’m confident that even in that state, I would not attempt to do what this man did. He was very docile and cooperative & just freaked when the officer went to officially arrest him for DUI. That’s a bad deal for anyone but if it happens, own up to it, pay the penalty & praise God that no one was hurt as a result of such an irresponsible choice. We all know someone who has a DUI on their record. They’re not proud of it but the hope is they learned from it & got through it w/o injuring others.
As the arresting officer, I have to believe in the back of his mind every day on the beat is the increased scrutiny of every move he & his colleagues make in light of George Floyd. Then, when the suspect resisted, his training kicked in on how to subdue a resisting suspect.
Imagine what was running through both individuals’ minds during the chase. Unfortunately, you can’t call a time out and calmly resolve the issue.
None of us know what was in either man’s heart.
I do know that a very small percentage of LEOs are of the same ilk as Derek Chauvin. Similarly, a very small percentage of the protesters are the ones who initiated the violence, looting, etc.
I believe the same goes for a lot of groups of people:
Not every physician is like Michael Jackson’s doctor
Not every priest is a pedophile
Not every NFL player is domestic abuser
Not every musician is a drug addict
Not every financial advisor is a cheat
Not every school teacher is a sexual predator
Not every dentist is likely to commit suicide
Not every Democrat is a communist
Not every Republican is a fascist
In short, none of us is without sin. I understand how society “ranks” sin. Christ does not.
I pray this incident comes to a just conclusion for all parties but in the heat of what has happened in the past month, I have little hope that due process will be served.
