Cop mistakes cane for gun

[asmo]

Remind me never to go to the range with you.

Chew winz da Intarnetz

[asmo]

The deputy then opens fire, shooting six times and striking 70-year-old Canipe once in the stomach.

*sigh*

[rbeau30]

Moral of the story is...

Don't get out of your car when a cop has pulled you over.
Don't reach for anything when a cop has pulled you over.
You ain't the cop's friend and they ain't yours. They are doing a job.
They don't know you from Adam. And they will always act like they are walking into a threat.
This cop needs more range time to tighten his groups a little bit.

[StagLefty]

I didn't see any aggressive movements, the cane did not look like a weapon, the victims actions did not look aggressive. The shooter had plenty of distance. I'm curious what the traffic stop was for? That might be a reason for the shooting.

Expired license plate.

[KS63]

Sad situation all around. One round hit the cab. Wife was lucky the shot wasn't a few more inches to the right. Glad the Vet will recover. He did take the hit like a Boss, though.

[MrPrena]

This video taught me an important lesson.

On my worst days with arthritis, I do use walking cane. I will do my best to not to walk out of the vehicle. Accident or not, I do not want to get shot.
Glad that no one died, but both (officer and vet) will have to deal with this tragic incident forever.

[Snowman78]

I didn't see any aggressive movements, the cane did not look like a weapon, the victims actions did not look aggressive. The shooter had plenty of distance. I'm curious what the traffic stop was for? That might be a reason for the shooting.

Before we watched the video we knew it was a cane, the officer did not. I do believe it looked like a weapon.

[Irving]

Haven't seen the video, but a cane IS a weapon.

[Bailey Guns]

Thankfully, being an armchair QB after the fact is easy...and safe...yet a few of you still suck at it. The whole situation sucks for the old man and the deputy.

[mcjhr]

Sad story for all. Only been pulled over once. But even then I knew: stay in vehicle, hands on steering wheel. Don't even reach in glovebox for documents.