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Originally Posted by CU Tiger
I have sympathy for him as well. I like to think I know how I would react in that situation, but I havent lived it so I cant say for certain.
Where we probably diverge is I think the officer should be held criminally liable for his actions. If we are to excuse an officer for protecting his life and killing an unarmed suspect "accidentally" then I think we have to also hold him accountable for not engaging a suspect and doing his job.
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Again, I don't think we really have a strong disagreement. I would say that because we have excused officers for killing unarmed suspects accidentally in order to protect his life, how can we hold an officer accountable for making the protecting of his life a priority in this case. That, however is a discussion for another thread.
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