Given the number of officers who are using the “I feel threatened” excuse nationwide, I think it’s safe to say that they are following their training-—at least in claiming to feel threatened whether their victim is man or beast.
Which is what we need to change. No cop should ever have to face a life threatening ordeal. If he seriously believes his life is threatened, then shooting may be the only alternative. But this “shoot first” attitude with many departments is getting old.