It can't be any other way. If deadly force is not necessary and there is another way then it's NOT REASONABLE. Using deadly force any other time is murder. California is trying to do something right for a change. It's unbelievable to me that we need special laws for police to follow the constitution.
We keep convicted criminals on death row for decades and go through appeal after appeal sometimes all the way to the supreme court to make sure we don't kill someone who does not deserve a death sentence. At the same time we just wantonly accept police shooting unarmed people because they "didn't comply" or the officer felt threatened or the "suspect" had an object in their hands or they were hacking at a tree with knife. This is not acceptable, ever. Where in the hell are peoples minds these days?
Very well said.