Even in combat there are major limits and always have been in the US military.
Almost every one of these deaths would have ended with those involved being sent to make big rocks into little rocks if they have happened in wartime combat conditions.
In war time, you know who the enemy is. Cops don’t have that benefit.
True.
The rules in Iraq were relaxed somewhat as the threats didn’t wear uniforms so one could never be 100% sure someone wasn’t a threat.
There was a lot more leeway given to “fear” defenses if shots were fired.
However, surprisingly enough, there were fewer cases of our military being wrong than there seem to be with the cops being wrong.