This article kind of speaks for itself.
This article kind of speaks for itself. Granted, the quotes they used might have been cherry picked (all from Missouri schools). Nonetheless, it appears that it was simple to find people who not only thought the murderer should have been shot, but that the police were obligated to shoot him. If that's what you teach law enforcement and police, that's what they'll do.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43876772
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43876772
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43876772
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43876772
"People died as a result of the suspect's actions. Can we assume that the officer knew this? If so, this changes things a bit in that the level of public threat is higher. Under this circumstance, it would seem that the officer had a 'duty' to respond with deadly force - assuming what he was holding was a firearm," he said.
ReplyDeleteUhm, people died when he was behind the wheel of a vehicle. How is that relevant to assessing the threat level outside said vehicle.
I think what this is is kill first, ask questions later. Apologies not necessary if wrong because you might have been right.
ReplyDeleteJust a guess. Considering that all those studies about political polarization have been showing that some people assume we live in a world of threat until proven otherwise, that would explain a lot about baseline assumptions.