Over at Cato’s Police Misconduct web site, we have identified the worst case for the month of December. It involved the shooting of a man in Paradise, California.
According to news reports, here’s what happened: Andrew Thomas was seen leaving the parking lot of a bar and his vehicle didn’t have its lights on — even though it was late at night. Officer Patrick Feaster suspected the driver (Thomas) might be intoxicated and so pursued Thomas to pull him over and investigate further.
No problem so far. We want police to be alert for impaired drivers who may endanger other people.
Next, Thomas did not pull over after Feaster was behind him with his police lights flashing.