I am by no means mindlessly pro-cop. Previous posts of mine will show that.
But think about it for a moment. The guy reports an armed man in his driveway who was threatening his wife. He then grabs his own gun (no problem there).
Then he goes to the garage, right next to the driveway! That's damn near where he reported the intruder. I understand he was under great stress at the time, but it was a bad move on his part.
I disagree that this man bears any responsibility at all.
My understanding is that cops are trained to shoot when no other options are available. The guy was on his property!
Cops shooting before saying anything sounds like the shooter shouldn’t be a cop.
Being a cop is a tough job, but they are responsible for their actions.
That a poster opined that perhaps he was trying to get shot in order to collect is absolutely mind-boggingly stupid. Hopefully it was just a bad joke, but it didn’t seem like one to me.