You know, I hate police abuse an brutality as much as the next guy. The LAPD really makes some questionable calls sometimes. I know, I live here.
But, then I scolled back up to this.
"Killinger, armed with a knife, is suspected of tying up the gas station attendant and stealing $180 from the register, authorities said. Killinger was convicted in 2003 for assault with a deadly weapon, court records show. "
And then, I stop and think. What did the LAPD do? They took a dangerous many off the street and save the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of dollars to deal with this individual.
As much as I hate to admit it ... some people just get what that deserve.
When they are wrong, I call them on it ... but I just can't get upset at the LAPD for this one. Soceity was protected and served here.
I'm not shedding a tear for the loss of the perp, but I am concerned about the precedent set. Suppose a cop pulls someone over for speeding, and after pulling over, the driver, nervously, puts the car in reverse instead of neutral for a split second, which means the reverse lights come on and the cop, behind, sees this. Should this become a textbook deadly force situation?