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by saagarjha 2187 days ago
I'd rather officers not use lethal force to stop someone who was was not in possession of a deadly weapon.
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That's a fair opinion, but he was sufficiently out of his head I could see how he might have tased someone else. If it's between him getting shot and him tasing someone else, it's not a happy choice, but better the guy gets shot than some innocent bystander gets hurt. It's pretty hard to predict what that person would do next. He did try non-lethal force several times. At this point I'm figuring I'll wait until the results of the investigation come in, but I can definitely see the policeman's point of view.