I got the impression that the rancher was about to put down the bull himself when the deputy startled him, causing him to spin around and experience an AD/ND (depending on your POV), which the officers interpreted as an attack, which they (rightly or wrongly) used as justification to "return fire", which killed the rancher.mojo84 wrote:I think a video from either a body or dash camera would be very helpful in determining what actually happened.
Maybe I need to re-read the articles but I just don't get the impression the rancher had the intent to use his gun to inflict harm on the cops or other people. It also appears some bad judgement was used by several people involved including the rancher.
IIRC, all I've read is the stuff that's been posted here. Dunno, maybe I missed something.
Edit: Oh, I missed the "don't" in your post.