This one will cause some controversy...

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

i saw that on the news yesterday. the cop was trying to do the right thing but being incompetent and a bad shot he
blew it. i expect the victim will get rich and the cop will keep his job.
i feel the cop should pay the victim out of his own pocket or lose his job & be criminally charged

 

[Bob Denman]

Hi vampyregirl,

Re: . . . missed, hitting the other guy.

Barney Fife reports for duty.

Jerry Baumchen

 

[Gray Ghost]

I get that police are under stress from the current situation, however, if I shoot to defend myself from an attacker (legal in my state) and hit an innocent bystander there is no way that I am going to get a pass. The charge might not be attempted murder but there would be jail time involved. I wasn't there so I can't say that the autistic guy did or did not do anything that might have looked threatening to a reasonable person (I tend to doubt that he did). IMO the cop needs to face the same penalty, at the very least, that an ordinary citizen would face in the same circumstance.

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: ...