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Originally Posted by bronco67
I always thought the rules of deadly force dictate that it's only to be used against an equally lethal show of force. Was there a gun visible and pointed at anyone? No.
Cops are paid to be in harm's way and they can't shoot citizens because they think their life may be in danger in the next few seconds. This is another example of a cop, barking like a scared dog and then taking a life -- which inevitably was going to happen anyway, whether it was this guy or someone else. It was his destiny to shoot someone dead once he was given his authority as a police officer. He sounds like a high strung wreck of a man scared of his own shadow and shouldn't be in situations where can shoot a citizen with an AR15.
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There was not a firearm, but the police officer did not know that. In fact, the police officer was responding to a report of a firearm so it is understandable that a police officer feared a weapon was present, and it's understandable that the officer thought he would be reaching for a firearm.
Police officers are paid to be in harms way, but they also have the right to protect themselves.
I believe the proper thing for the officers involved to do would be to use non lethal weapons, such as a shot gun that shoots bean bags. This would have protected the officer, and also the victim.