>>>No, not a trigger happy cop ... Sounds like a cold-blooded serial murderer who hides behind a badge.
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Possibly. Or possibly, a cop, who as one of the best shots on the force, was assigned the role of sniper, to, if necessary, take out the man making the threats, without harming the baby (as he had done in a prior hostage situation, earning a medal). It is entirely possible that a different officer thought he saw a gun and ordered Peters to shoot.
The reporter obviously has an agenda and is obviously an idiot, as he described how in 2002 the officer killed a man in his only NON-fatal shooting? Huh?
The officer might be a murderer, trigger happy, or an outstanding professional, who efficiently executed an order from another officer, that turned out to be a tragically bad one.
I say wait until the details come out before we decide.
Funny how the reporter says the officer has a “shoot first ask questions later” attitude, when that seems to be his style of reporting. Why wait for the facts? Let’s just assume the officer is evil and crucify him.
“No, not a trigger happy cop ... Sounds like a cold-blooded serial murderer who hides behind a badge.”
There is entirely too much of this use of firearms by the cops seemingly without justification. My take on it is if it is not stopped, we will start to see vigilante justice come back with the citizens killing the offending officers.