Gary wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> > Things like that can happen when a murderer puts a gun practically
> > in your face. A lot of adrenaline flowing there. This guy had just
> > assassinated someone.
>
> Cops so often get a bad rap. Remember, we (the taxpayers) hire them to
> shield us from all the bad, evil people in any society...and there's a lot
> of them. Most come out at night when most of the "decent" people are at
> home sleeping.
>
> The cops don't go to an office and safely work on a computer, drink coffee,
> and have a great day. They are sent out to deal with the scum that are
> everywhere. If I was a cop and a bad guy pointed a gun in my face, I'd empty
> my clip into him...one less worthless piece of crap. Better him than me.

Anyone firing a gun, be they police or civilian, are responsible for
where the bullets land. If it was a civilian doing the shooting of a
legitimate bad guy and they unloaded the mag and struck 9 or 10 innocent
bystanders they would be in jail. Police need to be held to the same or
higher standards, not lower.