Quote:That's a whole different scenario and a whole different situation.  Again, if a police officer has reason to believe that his or her life is threatened, then deadly force is authorized.

It's not the use that people have a problem with. I would wager the vast majority of police shootings are probably necessary as a last resort to protect themselves or civilians from deadly harm. 

 

It's the idea that all that has to be said is "I felt my life was in danger" and that's that. How many times have mistakes been made that never came to light because their word was enough. People are upset because they see an event like the shooting recently caught on the body camera where the cop straight up lied in a manner that without the camera would have gotten him off.

 

It makes you wonder how common that is? I imagine not very but still you have to see how it can make people skittish or untrusting. 

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