Call it whatever you like, it’s still wrongful death, and still should result in a murder charge.
Horrible mistake? absolutely.
Failure in training? without a doubt.
Unfair to the officer? they should be held to a higher standard, they have sworn an oath to defend the laws, and that oath trumps their personal safety.
I know many these days do not believe this to be the case, but just ask our brave volunteers who swear to defend the constitution,
if their own personal safety trumps their oath?
Back in the day when I took the oath,
it would be an act of cowardliness to put a citizen’s life beneath your own.
I have suggested to many chiefs of police that they hire cops who have x-ray vision and can read minds. As soon as they increase the pay, I’m sure they’ll be on it.
Let’s wrap up.
You don’t understand the uses of the word “deserve.”
You mis-apply murder and use it to self-defense scenarios. You see you don’t have to actually have a gun in your holster, the cops just have the think it’s a gun when you’re pulling your cell phone out.
And you clearly know nothing about use of force policy and training.
In short, you’re some guy talking smack on the internet and wanting cops to be supermen and women.
I’m out.