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Originally Posted by rmarshall
I'm thinking, his gun wasn't loaded or working at that point, or he would have used it on his wife.
Had the cop known or thought of that, he might not have had to kill the guy.
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I think that's besides the point, and it detracts from the discussion. The officer was not there when he first fired shots. When the shots were fired is when the officers were called. As far as the officer in question was concerned, that man had a loaded, functional weapon. You don't stop to ask the hostage taker if his weapon works.
I agree that anyone who points a gn at a police officer deserves to get shot. It's a simple fact that the officer is there to protect you, and if you endanger his (or her) life, your life should be fucking endangered as well.