Originally Posted by TheDoc

I think you're agreeing with me... Shooting him in the leg is deadly force, shooting him is the key. It's not deadly force because you kill them, it's deadly force because a deadly type of force was used to diffuse the situation.

I understand why they didn't shoot him at the cliff - even though it should have been authorized to do so. However if they missed or the round went through, it could hit a house or person below them.

Once he proceeded to back up to the edge of the cliff and look like he was going down the cliff, the cops did what they could to stop him, which didn't work. If they would have only used deadly force sooner, he would probably be alive.

I'm not really sure what alternative solution you think the cops should have taken.