BS. This has nothing to do with John Ashcroft and everything to do with a police force which is becoming more and more separated from their fellow citizens. No one with even a modicum of compassion could have done this deed.
The cop should be imprisoned in a dog pound, any cop that reacts that hastily,and cant analyse a situation any better than this clown did, should not even be on the force. any cop that shoots that quick without even giving a moments thought to an alternative solution will do the same thing to a human eventually. he's an
a@@hole with a badge and i hope the town has to pay out the arse for even hiring an idiot like that.