they didn't. they were maybe waiting for just a bit more direct provocation. but it is possible that if they waited too long, one of them might be dead. officer hernandez didn't wait. he didn't wait at all. he was the only officer who chose not to wait for any more provocation and chose to shoot ronald johnson. but by any objective reading of today's evidence, officer hernandez was technically legally justified in that decision to shoot. but, because the chicago police department has lost the trust of the community that it polices, many people there today wondered if they could accept the prosecutor's findings in this case. 30 years ago howard saffold, then a chicago police officer, told me, quote, a quote i will never forget, cops can do things