I like your post about withholding judgement. It's not entirely clear to me that the cop who shot was the same as the one who said: "get up" or that what was said was: "get up". I can't understand why the airman was talking or moving at all (knowing what he knows as an SP) and how his being an "airman" is at all pertinent to the situation other than being an embarassment to the Service. No matter the outcome, I can't imagine his CO is going to be very happy with him.
Having said all that, it seems like a situation where the cop should have used phyisical restraint rather than deadly force. Can LEO Freepers comment on that?
Having said all that, it seems like a situation where the cop should have used phyisical restraint rather than deadly force. Can LEO Freepers comment on that?The purpose of using deadly force of any variety is to stop the behavior that the suspect is engaging in. That is the SOLE purpose of deadly force for a law enforcement officer, or a private citizen for that matter.