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Originally Posted by 8 Ball
Hopefully the investigation into this situation is very transparent. My buddy was apparently acquainted with the fellow who was shot to death by the police in a hotel room off 16th ave. It never should of happened. Mental crisis met with lethal force…
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I'm not entirely sure thats fair to place on the Police.
They are dealing with the situation put in front of them, usually with little to no background information and in the heat of the moment.
It sounds to me like they did what they had to do, when they had to do it.
We can lament that it came to this and we should strive for it not to happen, but unless some really egregious information is released, it seems like the responding officers were put into a no-win scenario and acted appropriately.
I'll backtrack that statement should the information warrant it, but if someone is rushing you with a weapon and you've tried the non-lethal approach and you're running out of options?