He has to eat. He’s going to get thirsty. He has to breathe. He’s going to need to sleep.
He is in an isolate area, he poses no risk to the public.
Deliberately setting fire to the building (Police scanner intercepts indicate that no less than 7 incendiary devices were used, and that the arson was going “as planned” strongly indicate that there was no intent to risk taking him alive)
Me? I would have been inclined to fill the place with CS teargas, or some related non-lethal agent (pepper gas, retch gas or stench). In a couple hours they could have had Gov Brown authorize use of national guard non-lethal area denial equipment, noise, dazzle, or heat.
But I don’t have a need to kill him before he could testify in court. Nor the need to impose vigilante justice on one who killed some of my own. I trust the courts and the legal system to render justice.
That the police don’t speaks volumes...
Not a risk to the public? So I guess the people he initially murdered, the people he held hostage, and the cops he shot last night, killing one were collateral damage, and not because he was a risk to anyone.
"and that the arson was going “as planned” strongly indicate that there was no intent to risk taking him alive)"
How many other cops/civilian lives would you be willing to risk to "take him alive?"
"Me? I would have been inclined to fill the place with CS teargas, or some related non-lethal agent..."
Sure, providing you could get close enough to make sure you were able to penetrate the cabin without him shooting you. The guy was armed, and waiting to pick off as many cops as he could. And your comment about CS teargas being non-lethal is not true. Toxicity levels vary, depending on the size of the area you are using it in, and it can be lethal if used on people who suffer from asthma, chronic obstructive disease, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, or individuals taking neuroleptic drugs. Also, you don't call in the military (National Guard) to perform the job of the police.
"I trust the courts and the legal system to render justice."
I'm glad you can trust the courts to do the right thing, because there's a whole lot of murder victims and their families out there who would disagree with you.