ulfwald wrote :
Update on that report
The "gun" in question was made out of hard grey rubber and was a replica of a desert eagle 357 semi automatic.
I don't know about any of you, but if I were in that situation, I would have dropped the "perp" like a bad habit. If it's a question of him or me, it will always be him!
Ulfwald, are you a cop ? It is not a question of it would be him not me. I agree that if it was me, i am not a COP, maybe I would have shot 1 or 2 times...
BUT, as a COP, you have to THINK different ! YOUR task is to protect and serve the public!
As a cop, you DONT HAVE to protect and serve YOURSELF...
So I agree with most people here, that are not policeman, that maybe I would shot at the guy in a similar situation...BUT A POLICE OFFICER SHOULD NOT SHOOT at everybody for the only reason they fear for their life....