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Originally Posted by Platapus
Unless we can demonstrate that the police knew any of this before they shot him, information about his past is irrelevant. The police did not know about his past so they could not have made any decision based on his past.
If I randomly shoot someone on the street and afterward I find out that they are a fleeing felon child molester, terrorist, mass murder, cannibal and even a country music fan, am I a hero or a villain?
I am a villain. Despite taking out a person who deserves it, I did not know this when I randomly killed him.
It all boils down to what was known and when was it known and that influences intent.
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Lets talk present then in this case. The call came in concerning a man with a gun pointing at others in a parking lot. Enough said. Cops know what they are walking into. Alertness and tension is already there. Suspect apparently has no regard for human life. After all, he busy brandishing his weapon. If anyone believes the cops see it any other way I would say that is a mistake. Suspect struggles and resists arrest. Appears to go for his weapon even while down and having been tazered. What does anyone suggest should happen next?