A review board reviewed the police shooting of Patrick Harmon, concluding that the shooting was justified. That follows District Attorney Sim Gill's having concluded the same.
I respect Sim Gill. If he exonerates the officer, and the review board does the same, perhaps the shooting was justified. Just the same, many of us have watched that video time and time again, and read as much as we can of what happened, and we remain mystified that the shooting should be called just. If the officer acted within policy, perhaps it is a matter that the policy is bad. If officers are trained this way, perhaps we should be concerned with the policy and with the training and that our laws allow for unjust killings.
There was some protesting following the shooting. I cannot help but wish there would be more now, coming in response to the review board's decision. If those of us who feel the shooting was wrong do not lift our voices, wrongful policies and wrongful laws will never be overturned.
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