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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They were trying to stop the officer from shooting their violent son.  When you come between an officer trying to neutralize a violent, irrational assailant there is a high likelihood that you are going to get shot, too.

I understand why the parents did what they did but that does not mean that the police officer acted improperly when he shot them.[/quote]

Yes, he did. The WHOLE point of police officers is to protect the public. Not fire wildly into a crowd and put everyone at risk, just because they are scared. We have SO many stories of bad, poorly-trained police officers who clearly don't have the aptitude for this, and end up shooting innocent civilians just because they perceive risk to themselves. I can't express how backwards this is. Police officers are supposed to protect the public, not arm themselves to the teeth and then go around shooting wildly whenever they feel scared.  It's not this guy, but also Philado Castile, Justine Diamond, Botham Jean ... It's seriously sad and shocking how willing the average american is to countenance that they could just be SHOT because a police officer gets scared.  [/quote]

You're comparing this case to Philando Castile?!

You are batsh!t insane. You have a major problem distinguishing nuances in different cases. There have been some truly egregious cases of police officers getting away with murder. This is not one of them. Reminds me of the Bijan Ghaisar case - you don't attack others or use your vehicle as a weapon and claim victim. French was a dangerous schizophrenic, and while he may have been driven by his severe mental illness, he also violently attacked a man with his child.

Do things like that and people are going to defend themselves. [/quote]

It's exactly the same. The cop was scared, and reacting with disproportionate force because he had a hair trigger, and a gun. Yes, in this case he was actually being attacked -- but just because you have a right to defend yourself does not mean you have a right to injure bystanders. In defending themselves (or conducting other law enforcement activities) cops don't have the right to endanger others disproportionately.  
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Exactly. Anyone trained well in gun use would be more restrained. He didn’t need to shoot at all, certainly didn’t need to shoot to kill. [/quote]

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