You seem clueless, a cop does need to rely on his intuition and instincts.
Creating union automatons and making set rules to protect female cops and all the other nonsense, is what created this massive national problem with police and policing.
Here’ the thing: If the cop had shot and killed the man, you would no longer support the cop’s decision.
Oh, you didn’t respond to the above. So either way, killed the man or not, you would support the cop?