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I can't beleive people are dismissing the copper in this situation. They truely beleived he was an immediate threat to life then he was well within his right to shoot. It's literally how they are trained. He (they) even put their lifes at risk if there was a potential of a suicidie vest, at such close range.
How people can argue against it, is beyond me. Can you not put yourself in that situation?
The police are very aware they could be up in court for their decisions, they are literally putting others lifes infront of theirs. Does anyone really think they want to be jailed for murder?
Then the weight of taking a persons life is on his mind forever. There is far too many factors to say this killing was unlawful, and hugely unfair for anyone to judge from an armchair.
Correct, it is how they are trained, Im a AFO and have been for six years as part of a dedicated firearms unit. I'm actually flabbergasted people are criticising the police response.