If I lived down there I’d put food out for him too. But I’d have a motion sensor hooked up and as soon as he started eating, BAM, lights, guns, $50k for me. I wonder at what rate reward money is taxed.
As for the ATV, who knows the real story. I know according to the news, the police, and the DA the cop was pretty banged up though, consistent with actually being dragged. So if he really was being dragged and the guy refused to stop, regardless of what happened before that point, he’s fulfilled the NYS requirement for using deadly force. He has a reasonable and immediate fear for his own life, end of story.
Now, if he was simply hanging on to the ATV, and being dragged because he didn’t want to let go and let the guy get away, that’s a different story. We’ll see what comes out at the grand jury. Considering there are only two people who really know, a dead guy and the cop, I doubt this will even get past a grand jury though.