[Farmer Dean]

I remember the good old days when cops were expected to take down a suspect with a baton or nightstick.Now they just draw and shoot.Those were his kids,what made the cop think that their father was a danger to them?

[rottndog]

I remember the good old days when cops were expected to take down a suspect with a baton or nightstick.

Those 'good ole days' were before Rodney King...after the riots, LAPD, and subsequently many other PDs, took batons away from officers...leaving their firearm as the only weapon available in such situations. This result was entirely predictable.