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Originally Posted by makeabuck
I think in a situation where a felon has a gun, yes do as your told or get shot. They don't draw their weapons on people who are complying.
I have never seen in person a police offer draw his gun, and my best friend is married to a police officer of 20 years and he has only had to draw his gun TWICE.
IF in those two times he felt his life was threatened what is he going to do in that situation? Bargain with the dude? Look wishy washy? He's trained to make a split decision his life or criminals. In this case the bad guy lost.
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Yes, he should "bargain" with the dude, he is police, not cowboy. In working western legal systems criminals are convicted in a court and once they have done their sentence, they have done it. Not following orders is not that big crime at least around here that you would get death sentence for it. Although we don't have death sentence at all. Last examples were deserters during war (WWII).
Feeling "threatened" is no reason to kill. So fucking subjective with so many tones.
By the way, the officers suspected that the guy had a gun. Did he really have a gun, or are you just assuming so?