And what if these trigger happy guys had shot the wrong man?
They sent out 500 people looking for this guy because he shot a cop. Don't get me wrong I think the guy desreved to be shot, but why don't we extend the same force to nab other criminals? Are those lives not worth as much as a cops?
No.
Let's see. Cops "show us your hands" Perp shows one hand has gun in other, cops open fire. Wrong man??
Also cops are not "trigger happy" Have you ever had to shoot someone? Have you ever had to make that decision and LIVE WITH IT?
Another thing, MANY of the cops were on their own time.
"Don't get me wrong I think the guy desreved to be shot, but why don't we extend the same force to nab other criminals? Are those lives not worth as much as a cops?"
This perp was not shot because he killed a cop and a K-9. He was shot because he raised his hand with the gun in it in a threatening manner. And, yes, all lives are precious in the eyes of LE. But, a perp who is willing to kill an officer of the law would have no problem killing anyone else. Cops know this, and they take fewer chances in dealing with them in this type of scenereo. I have family in LE, and believe me, they don't like when perps kill anyone.
Looks like the liberal wing of FR is out in force today (Not you unixfox, the two posters you responded to in Post #52)