Having said that, there is something apparently wrong when people who apparently are presenting no threat are being shot five, six, seven times.
Maybe its training, maybe its procedure, maybe its general unpredictability in society itself, but something is definitely wrong.
I think the training is a big part of the problem. These guys are trained to react to a certain situation. In the Costco case the perceived situation was probably all wrong. The cops probably did not know this was a law abiding West Point grad/veteran with a concealed weapon permit and not a threat at all.
Probably some idiot Costco clerk made some crazy statements to the 911 operator and the cops started following the wrong template. They may have already figured the situation was going to end in a deadly shooting and the events followed this course.
>>I’ve always respected and appreciated the police.<<
Ten years ago I would have said the same thing. Now it has changed to, “I fear unrestrained police tactics and questionable department investigative methods. I totally disagree with SWAT no knock procedures and killing dogs in 95% of the cases.