Yours, IMHO, is the best post on this thread. Why indeed are not LEO vehicles better shielded against penetration of projectiles? Had there been greater protection against being fired upon, these officer’s might have given more time to determining the actual level of threat before opening fire.
Well, it was just a thought I had, which you clarified with your reply. . .that if the police vehicle doors were made bulletproof, could the boy have had more of a chance to live? This would of course depend on the mindset of the individual officer and perhaps the training in the future could be affected.
Would anyone with police experience be able to comment on the concept of vehicle door reinforcement?