I totally agree with your criticism. Any idiot can shoot someone. Supposedly these people are trained and trusted to assess a possibly dangerous situation and react accordingly. These cops obviously can't handle the responsibility and need to do some time for their execution of this kid.
In Iraq, my Soldiers and found ourselves in many potentially dangerous spots, but we always held fire until we were sure. You'd think local law enforcement could practice the same level of professionalism.
God Bless for you and your troops’ service. If cops were put under the same ROE as our warriors, they would all have desk jobs and messy pants - Y’all continue to be awesome in my book.