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THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW, THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS ONLY A FRACTION OF A SECOND TO MAKE A LIFE OR DEATH DECISION. THEN ALL THE CRITICS SECOND GUESS AND CONDEM THE POLICE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
HOW THE BAD GUYS DIDNT DO ANYTHING WRONG, THEY WHERE EXECUTED, ETC. BEING FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT MYSELF, I HAVE THIS ARGUMENT ALL THE TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, WHY DIDNT THEY JUST
SHOOT THEM IN THE ARM OR LEG, WHY DID THEY HAVE TO KILL THEM ?? TRY BEING THAT COMPOSED AND FOCUSED AND STILL REACTING TO THE THREAT PRESENTED THEM. NOW THEY WILL DEAL WITH ALL THE LITIGATION, LAW SUITS ETC, EVEN WITH BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE OF THE ACT. THEN THE CIVIL LIABILITY ISSUES, LAWSUITS ETC. AS WITH EVERY PIECE OF OUR SOCIETY NOW A DAYS, THERE ARE GOOD AND BAD APPLES IN EVERY PROFESSION --- BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE ON THE FRONT LINES IN OUR COMMUNITIES DAILY DEALING WITH THESE SITUATIONS FIRST HAND, THEY ALSO NEED THE SUPPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT , COMMUNITY AND SO ON.
AS SEEN BEFORE MOST LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, STATES, ETC. DONT WANT TO DEAL WITH LIABILITY ISSUES AND REACT THE WAY THEY THINK WILL APPEASE THE COMMUNITY, THUS AVOID RIOTING ETC. THE OFFICERS THEN FACE DISIPLINARY ACTIONS, LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT, ETC. ITS TIME THE PEOPLE WHO ENTRUST LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH PROTECTING THEM, SUPPORT THESE OFFICERS AND THERE ACTIONS. AND NOT MAKE SNAP DECISIONS UNTILL ALL THE FACT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED. NO ONE LIKES TO SEE A LIFE TAKEN, BUT ITS TIME WE BACKED THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT THERE LOOKING AFTER THE PUBLIC.