We want them to confirm by direct personal observation that the potential shootee strongly appears to be a direct and immediate threat to others before shooting them dead.
Is that really too much to expect?
“Is that really too much to expect?”
Apparently it is for a large number of LEO on this site.
And you’d think they’d be aware enough to know they need people like us to maintain support for them.
But at crunch time, they always retreat to the Blue Wall, Above All.
And that’s a long-term disaster for them and those who cannot protect themselves.
If he made a mistake, we forgive him and perhaps fire him.
If he intentionally broke the law, we treat him as a criminal.
We don't join the cop-haters in the destruction of our culture.