LogFAQs > #912601494

Zeus posted...

No, he shot an unarmed man just because dispatch informed him that the man was armed, dangerous, holding a family hostage, and had spread petrol throughout the house where a single match would kill everybody inside.... and, of course, because the man reached for his belt instead of obeying orders.

Which doesn't matter. How was the cop to know the person answering the door was the suspect in question? If the house was full of petrol, that a single match could light, how is firing a weapon anywhere near that house a good idea? If that was the chief concern, why is a cop knocking on the door to begin with rather than, say, calling his phone? And most importantly, it doesn't matter if he was reaching into his waistband. It wouldn't even matter if he was armed when he walked out. The man was genuinely confused as to why cops would be knocking on his door and demanding he put his hands in the air, as most people would. Does that give cops the right to kill most people in their own home? No. They should require better critical thinking when handling a firearm. They should have a fear of God in them, that if they shoot someone that could have been handled peacefully, they will go to prison. If not, then they shouldn't be cops.

Zeus posted...

No, you're pretty purposefully leaving out a lot of details while ignoring others. After all, why aren't you insisting that the 911 dispatcher be charged?

...why would the dispatcher possibly be charged? Nobody is saying that calls like this shouldn't be followed up on. They should be treated seriously, every time.