Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:21:09 -0400, George >
> wrote:
>
> >And one really reasonable course of action would be to simply follow him
> >where he may have ran into an alley or a location with a better backstop
> >than people on the street.
>
> Sure, you tell me that with a gun pointing at you.

That was not the situation, no weapon was visible until after the police
confronted the suspect. Until they initiated the confrontation it was
simply a suspect leaving the area.

> A loaded gun that
> just killed another person. Maybe you can buy him a coffee and
> persuade him to put the gun away and turn himself in. My choice is
> shoot the SOB before he shoots me.

Your choice is apparently to not look at the reported facts of the
situation and to rather fabricate a situation that would provide
justification for opening fire on a crowded street.

>
> According to the accounts that I read, once he spotted the police, he
> pulled a gun. Again, neither of us was thee so we can make up all
> sorts of fantasy solutions. Point a gun at me though, I'm shooting.

According to the reports, the suspect did not present a weapon until the
police were something around 10' from him.