You’re still ignoring the fact that he’s actively being maced and just got bitch slapped right in the ear hole.
Not ignoring the slap. Shooter is slapped after putting his hand on the victim's chest to stop his approach towards the camera.
According to the sequence it appears that the "mace" is sprayed
after the shooter pulls his weapon from his waist area, not before.
The sequence shows that the shooter never reacted to the "mace", never wipes at his face, coughs, turns away from the aerosol cloud, etc. from the time he pulls his weapon from his appendix area, (before the "mace" is sprayed), to the shot being fired, to the victim down and several sequence photos thereafter. He is never shown reacting to the "mace" nor is anyone else in the vicinity, for that matter. I find that interesting in that the "mace" appears to have no role in affecting the aim of the shooter.
Was the "mace" deployed by the victim as a response to the shooter pulling out his weapon after the slap? Was the victim going to deploy the mace weapon or no weapon? We only know what we know based on the photo sequence which shows the "mace" deployed after weapon is drawn not before.
The victim is not blameless but did his actions rise to the level of legally justifying being shot in the head/dead? It will be something for lawyers, judges and maybe even juries to decide, with more evidence to come, no doubt, since everyone there had some sort of camera device and many have their version of events leading up to the killing.
An armed guard who didn’t fill appropriate licensing paperwork and who fired his weapon irresponsibly in a crowded area, without justification (According to you) is also some professional who is out honing his craft on the weekends?
GTFOH. You guys are running on politics, not facts. Security guards are no different than lawyers, cops, or any other profession. Some are good, some are ******. Nothing here that says this guy was an expert at anything. Some evidence he was ******.
Sk Boz (@skkboz) Tweeted:
The original photos of the Matthew Dolloff shooting were intentionally darkened, but turning up the low spectrum contrast shows Matthew Dolloff clearly touching Keltner's gun.. which was found by the police after the shooting.
#MatthewDolloff #denvershooting
https://t.co/8jhCzRRMOM
That’s not case closed, but it makes self-defense much stronger, if true. Whatever dude was doing with his left hand, it’s a lot easier to sell to a jury that you thought he was going for a gun when there actually is a gun and you knew it was there because you touched it when you were separating him from the innocent bystanders he was accosting with his giant can of mace.
Are you giving credence to the shooter knowing that he touched the victim's weapon after being slapped and recoiling from the impact? Particularly right after you just cast doubt regarding his capabilities? Wouldn't it be more likely that this brushing across (if it is even that much) wouldn't even register because he just got slapped in the face, knocking his glasses askew and him back/to the side? The victim never reached for or pulled his weapon at any time did he?
I get it, you are looking at this from what the defense might/will do, not necessarily advocating for the shooter. Same here but from the other side. IMO, the victim acted a fool, let his buttons get pushed and now he's dead because of it. He had a hand in his own demise.
I'm kind of curious regarding the role of Mr. BGM in this. Not that it is necessarily material in the case but what was going on here? What was the lead up to his shouting match with the Trumpers? Did he approach them, did they approach him? Who instigated that confrontation that jacked everyone else up? How did the Denver Press just happen to be here at the time to the lead up and to include the shooting? More curious than trying to make a case for one side or the other. This whole thing needs to get untangled because it's a mess. Cases like this are interesting, just from an all around standpoint but the results are awful for all involved.
