To the editors:
- The driver was drunk and refused to produce a license.
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- Witnesses claim the vehicle was traveling at speeds of 15-30 MPH, surely the prospect of being smashed between two cars or into a fixed object at this speed qualifies as a life-threatening act.
It appears that Officer Martin reacted properly and the drunk motorist did not. Seems like Martin was reacting to the motorist’s actions which the drunk motorist continually escalated.
Finally, your attempt to portray his killing as an act of self-defense is shameful and despicable. Your article alludes to the fact that the assailant had prior knowledge that Martin was a cop. The killer admits getting a gun, approaching Martin on the street with it in his hand, and shooting him in the chest at point-blank range. That’s not self-defense, that’s an ambush. The impartial courts obviously viewed it that way too.
