Ya,nonsense isn’t it? He clearly has in him mind, “Shoot first”. He had his game plan, and used it. A lot of cops seem to go to work whispering. “Must shoot first. Must shoot first.” They work themselves up, mess up, then want understanding. (comment censored by poster)
He is supposed to be a professional. That has obligations. He is supposed to have self control. I don’t care what his motivations were. Use of deadly force is supposed to require REASONABLE fear. This was not it. Cops have lost any concept of what reasonable fear is.
Too many are too quick to shoot. They need a few punished cops to remind them that THERE ARE LIMITS TO WHAT WE’LL ACCEPT.
Excuses only go so far, then someone has to pay the price for bad decisions.