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Originally Posted by Rochard
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.
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As I stated previously, you can't shoot someone because you think a gun many be produced momentarily. He's fearful with an itchy trigger finger and is a boy doing man's job. There's a guy laying in the hallway on his belly and the cop's covered in body armor holing an AR15. He's a scared little bitch.
Bottom line....cops can't be shooting people when they don't see a gun.