[Spok]

A good story with a good result, but she really should have fired. I've known hardened criminals who, facing an armed polieman, have offered and then attempted to put the officers gun where only a proctologist could find it. One should NEVER count on the sight of a firearm deterring a criminal-it only has to fail once.

[Americanexpat]

Your right, she was only five feet from this criminal. I saw a police training film once where the perp had a knife and the officer was 25 feet away, the perp attacked and had it been real could have cut the officer a dozen times while he was trying to clear leather. These criminals practice knife fighting techniques while in prison this could have turned out bad for her, she should have shot him.

Incidentally, we answered a lot of domestic disturbance calls (Panama)and a lot of the local thieves carried knives. I showed this film to my police officers once and they left the class pretty sober.

[RinaseaofDs]

My guess is that she is completely questioning all the idiotic political positions she's ever had in her life.

Including and up to the fact that they guy will go free. One of her neighbors, as a result of the courts, will likely have a similar experience, only one without the dog and the gun.

[ninenot]

Yeah, But...

98% of criminal attempts are decided in favor of the good guys...) merely through brandishing.

She did just fine.