23. "RE: oh shit. that's bridgeton? back in the day that used to be mostly" In response to In response to 20 Wed Jan-21-15 11:43 PM by movement
You're right and unfortunately he likely could have been shot either way; "he's reaching" is the equivalent to "stop resisting". It appears as though he thought he was safer laying on the ground, clearly displaying that he was not threatening the officers as a means to avoid being shot. Didn't matter, and maybe wouldn't have matter if he had stayed in the car.