Oh, right. What a coincidence.
For at least the tenth time on FR, I TRY to support the cops as they are as necessary as breathing to a society. But, darn, these guys (meaning all cops everywhere) just can’t go around pumping ten rounds into kids and old men and single moms because they THINK they feel “threatened”. Bullshit! If your gonna pull your glock out and pump ten rounds into a kid you can’t “THINK” your threatened, which common sense and a modicum of intellect demand, you have to”KNOW” your threatened. Otherwise, if your GUESSING is wrong, as it was in this case, you’ve just committed a murder.
Speaking for myself I know there is no way I would pump 10 rounds into a kid unless he actually shot at me. Yes, I believe that the cop, when in doubt, MUST wait until the suspect makes SOME OVERT MOVE!!!!! He can’t just OPEN FIRE because he is scared for his life at a “figure” in the distance that by his own admittance he is uncertain of. If your going to be THAT SCARED in “THAT SITUATION” you are in the wrong profession. You MUST be strong enough and discerning enough to hold your fire, even if for just an instant, to verify the situation and not GUESS. GUESSING RE LETHALITY IS NOT GOOD.
And, I’m sorry but “I’m sorry” and “i apologize” just doesn’t cut it”. A kid is DEAD !!! And that is forever!