I don’t mean to take issue with you, but I would guess your brother never FIRED his weapon in the 33 years he was in law enforcement. I would bet he DREW his weapon quite a few times.
We all did.
I went 20+ years and only was involved in one shooting incident. I can tell you it was the most surrealistic experience I’ve ever had. I might as well have pulled up a chair and watched it go down. You develop tunnel vision and your situational awareness is limited to a very tight area immediately in front of you.
On the contrary, I’ve been in positions to be shot at several times and fortunately, was spared becoming a statistic.
Until we know more about what actually happened during this incident, everything is speculation. However, if it occurred like the initial reports indicate, it is a tragedy on many levels. First and foremost for the victim and his family. The officer and his family, and the department he worked for. It will take a long time to reestablish trust between the department and the community going forward. If it ever can be .
You can take issue with me all you wish. But that is not what he has told me on a couple occasions since his retirement and he considered drawing his weapon an escalation of the situation rather than a helpful action.
I also recall him saying that if he drew his gun he might have to shoot somebody.
Big city police work is likely different than his experience as a state patrolman as well, but doing a felony stop out on a lonely road at night had it's own level of excitement.
I quite agree that if the shooting took place as initially reported that it is a tragedy on many levels.