"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.
Pretty weak argument. A perp that has killed anyone will have no problem killing anyone else either.
True, but if he had killed a little old Korean grocer, there quite likely would not have been 10 officers all in the same spot, ready to shoot him, when the time came. At most there would have two or three. The massive manhunt would not have been put on for an "ordinary" murder, especially in the 'hood, but in the 'burbs as well.