YMMV wrote:
If I was a cop in that situation, I would not allow him to get in the car, where he could easily have had a weapon stashed, not to mention the vehicle itself is a deadly weapon. It probably didn't affect the outcome in this particular situation, but I would have to think that SOP is don't allow a suspect to get into a vehicle. If anything this cop was too timid in my assessment.
It sucks for the cop that shot him that minutes before, he thought he was retired.
That was not the suspect's car. He was attempting to get away by stealing a car.