It looks like his weapon got stuck in its holster (nice!) and he's trying to get out of the way while he's trying to draw it. Could be incompetence, but could also be passive aggression (hey, he got by me before I could stop him!). Unfortunately, I can't discount the latter.
There appear to be at least four officers within five feet unobstructed of where Cole passed and two of those were in a distance they could have stepped in front of him. The one officer that backed up was facing directly at the officer that appears to draw his weapon. No movement from that officer till Cole is within a few feet. The officer that draws has time to do that before Cole passes. It almost appears the officer that was closest was recoiling from from a shot as his hips move backwards violently as the one officer had his weapon directly pointed at him as Cole passed. The officer that had his weapon drawn was also backing up but that might just be weapons training.
You make a good point and I questioned this the first time I saw it. But I now see there were at least five officers (there appears to be two at a screening device?) in a position to make a difference. Thanks for the slow mo. Not their best day.
I wonder why the video is so grainy? My $30 Chinese camera on my porch has higher definition than this video. Maybe the new WH ballroom will have decent video?
It looks like his weapon got stuck in its holster (nice!) and he's trying to get out of the way while he's trying to draw it. Could be incompetence, but could also be passive aggression (hey, he got by me before I could stop him!). Unfortunately, I can't discount the latter.
There appear to be at least four officers within five feet unobstructed of where Cole passed and two of those were in a distance they could have stepped in front of him. The one officer that backed up was facing directly at the officer that appears to draw his weapon. No movement from that officer till Cole is within a few feet. The officer that draws has time to do that before Cole passes. It almost appears the officer that was closest was recoiling from from a shot as his hips move backwards violently as the one officer had his weapon directly pointed at him as Cole passed. The officer that had his weapon drawn was also backing up but that might just be weapons training.
You make a good point and I questioned this the first time I saw it. But I now see there were at least five officers (there appears to be two at a screening device?) in a position to make a difference. Thanks for the slow mo. Not their best day.
I wonder why the video is so grainy? My $30 Chinese camera on my porch has higher definition than this video. Maybe the new WH ballroom will have decent video?