RE: 4 Officers Shot Dead By Snipers, 7 Wounded in Dallas Protest Against Police Violence
July 8, 2016 at 2:13 pm
(July 8, 2016 at 2:06 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(July 8, 2016 at 1:30 pm)Faith No More Wrote: So, de-escalation was not an option? They couldn't have tasered him? They couldn't have shot him in the leg to slow him down?
Lethal force is not the first and only option, yet too many people find it acceptable to shoot first and ask questions later.
FNM, "Shooting him in the leg" is lethal force in both legal and practical sense. Other than that quibble, I'm with you.
What about an arrow to the knee? Dude won't go adventuring for a while.