They DO malfunction, officers DO miss, suspects don't always drop like a sack of potatoes.
This man pointed a firearm at deputies. He may have been drunk, he may have been deranged, it may have been "suicide by cop," but the bottom line is that the deputies were totally justified in using their sidearms. There was no legal requirement to wait until we had a dead deputy before another opened fire.
Ever been trained and certified on Tasers?
They DO malfunction, officers DO miss, suspects don't always drop like a sack of potatoes.
This man pointed a firearm at deputies. He may have been drunk, he may have been deranged, it may have been "suicide by cop," but the bottom line is that the deputies were totally justified in using their sidearms. There was no legal requirement to wait until we had a dead deputy before another opened fire.