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Suicidal people are more likely to kill someone else (and cops are probably more aware of the "death by cop" suicidal route that often starts with someone shooting at or trying to kill a police officer so they will be killed), so from that lens when she got a weapon and threatened herself, they might have felt threatened themselves and killed her to protect themselves - still, you have to question with how few police fatalities there are whether training police to kill on instinct is a good idea, and this case and many others demonstrate it is the worst idea.
right and these super-trained professionals couldnt just shoot her in the leg or attempt a non lethal method. couldnt just leave the apartment and back off... had to shoot to kill.
i just dont buy it.
Astounding how people still say this shit every day. Cops are not action movie stars, most are barely competent. Just look at all the news reports when 5 cops mag dump someone and fire 100 shots and hit 3. No they can't just shoot someone in the leg.
There's also the fact that any shot can be lethal. People die from being shot in the leg. There is no body part that can be shot safely.
There are weapons that are less lethal than guns. There are techniques to deescalate without weapons. Those would be better options in nearly every case of police shootings.
Its not reasonable to say that cops should use their death gun, designed to cause death, in a way that doesn't. When shooting someone with a gun the shooter has already decided to kill. The proper technique when shooting is to aim to the center of mass because that gives the highest chance of hitting the target, and not hitting things that are not the target.
ACAB. They should not be allowed to own or carry guns, but not because they don't aim for legs.