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try being in a combat zone and not being able to shoot at a local carrying an AK, its very unnerving.

God bless you for that one. I could only imagine.

But shouldnt the rampant public endangering pursuit weigh in on a police officers judgment as to where someone like that waving a gun around is more than likely going to proceed?

You would think so, but no. Remember Rodney King? EVERYONE in law enforcement does. Now, before everyone jumps on me for providing this example: I DO believe that there was definitely a point where the beating should have been over. I also know what it's like to roll around on the ground with someone stronger than me and under the influence of unauthorized pharmaceuticals. That little number happened after an EXTREMELY high speed pursuit and King did in fact resist arrest. But that didn't justify beating him that badly, let alone killing him.

I know its not as cut an dry as that but tell me is there something wrong with the scenario of "We were engaged in a dangerous high speed pursuit. The suspect showed zero discretion for his own, the officers, or public life around him. Once pulled over the suspect produced a firearm as police approached. In response we drew our weapons and ordered the suspect to surrender and drop the weapon, he refused, we opened fire"

Perfect paragraph, provided this gets added into it: "...he refused, AND POINTED THE WEAPON AT OFFICERS/CIVILIANS, we opened fire." Also, chances are, as many cops around him as there most likely were, if ONE of them fired...MOST of them would have, so there had better have been justification for all of the rounds he would have received.

I agree; it sucks, but it is what it is. And while I'd still rather be tried by twelve than carried by six, I still gotta have a home to go home to afterwards, and in this letigious society, well...yeah.