[Lagmeister]

My father was a police officer, way back when. He used to tell me he had no more right to shoot anybody than anybody else did. I guess in those days it was true.

With affirmative action - mostly geared toward women - the 'in fear of' and 'reaching for' along with 'split second decision' became part of a complete legal exemption in shooting someone, anyone... at anytime.

Any police procedure overruled basic law. No longer did decisions to take a life need to be made 'by a reasonable and prudent' person, they simply needed to be part of 'police procedure' and solely in the mind of the officer onsite.

[Blue Jays]

"...they simply needed to be part of police procedure..."

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Good post.

This is likely why we so frequently hear police officers screaming “STOP RESISTING!” even as they are just exiting their patrol cars.
They are obviously taught to shout this upon encountering a person.