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Is it ok to shoot your wife and her lover if you surprise them in bed? No, not in modern society. How is this any difference except by degree?
I stand by my earlier statement that I don't think the cop needs to be charged with assault. I think that he needs to be punished (suspension, retraining, etc.), but charges mean that he's fired, loses his pension, etc., all for one mistake that doesn't warrant that sort of reaction.
He was wrong. Period. The suspect surrendered and was not posing a threat. Force was not needed. He abused his position to deliver what amounts to street justice. It is wrong every single time.
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