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Originally Posted by Locke
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?
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yup, An officer charged by someone with a weapon has seconds to determine the level of force to use and there's no time to negotiate with someone actively trying to inflict grievous injury or death upon them, at that point lethal force becomes the only option.
It's tragic and sad that the deceased didn't get the help they needed before it came to this. And it most likely could have been preventable.