Yup...extreme foolishness on both sides,dead guy *and* cops.The dead guy didn't intend to get killed and the cops didn't intend to kill anybody.
Lesson for young guys: Don't get drunk and start waving guns around.Not even toy guns.Also,listen *very* carefully to a cop who has a rifle pointed at you.
Lesson for cops: think carefully when deciding how to handle certain situations.That one could have handled much better...and that's true even if nobody had died.
Yes - I think that's about the only thing everyone could agree to. Some time ago I stopped giving cops the benefit of the doubt. I know they have to put up with a lot, but the way they handled this is an example of why, if the situation is questionable, I am no longer automatically inclined to give credence to the cop's story.