It ain't that simple. It's also a case of excessive stupidity and malfeasance. They weren't arresting a terrorist or murderer. Neither prostitution nor drug possession require or permit deadly force against fleeing suspects. The cops were too stupid to block the car with their van, too inept to properly identify themselves as undercover officers, then panicked and shot a fleeing frightened bystander. I hope they learn their lesson by being Wal-Mart security guards for the rest of their career. These guys don't rate a badge and a gun. They are dangerous.
Re: Georgia Police Kill Unarmed Pastor (UPDATE) Update on the Georgia Pastor Killed by Undercover Narcotics Police - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine Now the woman, who was later arrested on drug charges, is talking. Kayla Barrett, a 26-year-old admitted drug addict, says Ayers had no involvement in drug activity, had tried for several years to help her get her life straightened out, and was helping her get home and pay her rent on the day of his death. She says she isn't a prostitute, has never been charged with that crime, and is refuting insinuation on some comment threads to news stories that Ayers was having an affair with her. Barrett says she'd had a miscarriage 11 days before Ayers was killed, and was "not capable" of sex.
What the cops did sounds like BS to me. I usually try to give cops the benefit of the doubt, but when you aren't identifiable as police officers, the rules of the game change.
