Council resident here, Jack was told by dispatch to come to the accident, came with a rifle to put the animal down, all the folks here think it was an overreaction by unexperienced young police officers. It is totally likely that it was a fast escalation over him having a gun, or how the animal was being handled, but folks around here are not a threat to cops. His wife, the heart attack victim, was cuffed. This is a small town where everyone hunts and carrys rifles. Extremely low crime rate. Big budget for the police and young guys on the force. Jack was very well known and liked. Not a nutcase. The state police are not specifying how the officer sustained his ‘minor injury’.
This seems to be about the same trip that is happening nationally, overreaction by cops. No way was Jack a threat to the police. I hope this being a rural white rancher the problem of overmilitarization will be brought out of the black/ white aspect and into a clearer view.
Council's a pretty small town (gas station, motel, bar, and a mercantile). I wonder if the cops came down from McCall....which is basically Lake Tahoe/Sun Valley lite. Sad deal all the way around.
