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Originally Posted by flameswin
I'm always amazed at what some people will defend and justify in their minds when a police oifficer goes too far. It's baffling...and this is coming from a guy who has a of respect for police.
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I look at it the same way Lt. Spears is. It is easy to sit back and judge the situation dispassionately after the fact and find fault. But that is not a fair representation of the situation, is it?
The incident has escalated to a point where non-lethal force already failed, and the cop feels like he needs to use lethal force to defend himself. He's in a "me or him" state already, and when the suspect continues to come toward you after you've already shot him, I can understand why the final shot is fired. Personally, I can't condemn the cop on the final shot alone. It is the entire situation that has to be judged, including both the cop's AND the suspect's actions that led to this point.