I didn’t say they shouldn’t have shot, or endangered themselves. I said they had a lot more options than they used. They just went straight to the final solution. Yeah, it worked. But is that why they’re out there - to go for summary executions whenever possible? Then what’s all the rest of their crisis intervention and non-lethal training for? A gag? They can’t freaking back up? They can’t talk? Just empty the magazine, file the report, and go to lunch?
They got out of the car, and the guy immediately came at them with a drawn knife, undeterred by drawn guns. They had no time for alternatives.