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Chewster posted...

Police aren't perfect people. If you can simply answer "yes" to the question of "Would the cop have been perfectly fine if they didn't shoot here?" then there's probably something wrong with what happened

Which is exactly why I sympathize with them. They are also people in a high-stress situation that demands split-second action. Would they have been fine? Probably. Do they have any realistic way to know that when in the heat of the moment? Absolutely not. To expect them to gamble their lives more than they already do is moronic. In almost every situation, the people who get shot have numerous opportunities to react in a way that won't get them shot and choose to escalate the situation instead. If it comes down to criminals escalating situations vs cops doing their job, I'm going with cops pretty much every time.

I'll even flip some for you to speak your language:

Jesus what kind of piece of shit do you have to be to expect a police officer to needlessly risk catching a bullet to the face?

If you can simply answer "yes" to the question of "Would the person have been perfectly fine if they just complied with the officer's requests?" then there's probably something wrong with what they did.
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