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By that logic we shouldn't lock up murderers either. After all, it won't help the person who's already dead.

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There's quite a bit more negligence going on here than a typical murder—unless you've got some information that the cops were out to intentionally harm the victim.

The public would probably be served by the shooters not carrying a badge anymore, but it doesn't take jail to accomplish that.