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Those saying he had his gun out prior to the guy reaching into the truck, where are you getting that? I cannot see the cop until the victim is turned around and going into the truck, and it looks like he is finishing his draw as he comes into the frame.

To me it looks like the cop said "jump", and this guy jumped, not asking how high, and apparently too high for this skittish cop. If the cop did not want him to make any sudden moves, he shouldn't have given any commands other than "hold it right there, let me see your hands" or something. Telling someone to jump then shooting them for jumping higher than you want is wrong.

Lots of good cops out there, but there are some bad ones as well. Unfortunately this guy picked the short straw and got shot. I often take out my wallet, take out my credit card and lay the wallet on the console when filling with gas. However, since I am armed I would have raised my hands, told the officer I was legally armed and let him take it from there. This guy was surprised and just did what he was told to do and ended up drawing a short straw. I hope he gets paid and the cop gets more than probation.