[Buckeye McFrog]

Prayers for the officer who fired. Likely this could not have been avoided, and he is going to have to live with it for the rest of his life.

[Lagmeister]

"The standoff ended when Atkins agreed to handcuff himself and walked out the front door, surrounded by four of the hostages. He was injured when he was taken into custody, police said.

This doesn't smell right. At this point, my prayers are for the young lady who was shot.

[rednesss]

F him, the operative word you used was “live”. She doesn’t get to because Rambo couldn’t hold his trigger finger. I hope he’s a miserable SOB for the rest of his sorry days. The source of your paycheck does not give you special rights, Rule #4, Be sure of your target and what’s behind it.

[semaj]

"Prayers for the officer who fired. Likely this could not have been avoided, and he is going to have to live with it for the rest of his life."

LAPD? More like high-fives overs beers at the local pub.

[vette6387]

“Likely this could not have been avoided”

Just how can you make such a statement? Surely, it could have been avoided, but all too frequently, cops cause collateral damage that proves to be unnecessary. But one thing is sure, the final report will absolve the officer of any responsibility, whereas, if it had been a citizen, well that individual would be facing jail time.

[hoosierham]

Yes it could have been avoided. Know where missed bullets will go. I am sick of excuses for “trained” government shooters who are immune from prosecution for the very same acts that would see any other citizen jailed and bankrupted.

[Yaelle]

Prayers for the officer who fired. Likely this could not have been avoided

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I love and respect cops. But BS. This could have been avoided. This would be more excusable in a line of duty instant decision if the guy had been actively shooting. Or if you got a line on the guy on his own away from others, but someone pops out unexpectedly. Or if he was aiming at a kid. Then you stand up for the officer.

Imagine Gd forbid if our BunnySlippers had shopped faster and was pushing her cart out the door when the cops went wild. She was seconds away from that spot. It is not ok to fire into crowds. Even with good intentions.

[CodeToad]

“Prayers for the officer who fired. Likely this could not have been avoided, and he is going to have to live with it for the rest of his life.”

BS. Someone pulled a trigger. It was avoidable.

He’s still alive, right?? I guess that’s all that matters.