10-12-2018, 06:14 PM
There is rarely justification for using deadly force as a first option even in a threatening circumstance. Police are to be trained for measured or appropriate responses in high stress situations such as this. The description of the events suggest that the police had options they chose not to utilize, including letting the vehicle leave the scene.
Puna is a small community with a limited road network. The vehicle was not likely to escape police surveillance . Additionally, shots fired at the tires ( given the inferred accuracy of the shooters) would have vastly reduced risk to the public, the police, and the perpetrator ( I. M. O. in that order'of importance)
I'm not shedding tears for this particular deceased, I'd just like to see some demonstrative benefits from the increased police budgets.....so that when there is a mistake there isn't an irreversible loss.
Puna is a small community with a limited road network. The vehicle was not likely to escape police surveillance . Additionally, shots fired at the tires ( given the inferred accuracy of the shooters) would have vastly reduced risk to the public, the police, and the perpetrator ( I. M. O. in that order'of importance)
I'm not shedding tears for this particular deceased, I'd just like to see some demonstrative benefits from the increased police budgets.....so that when there is a mistake there isn't an irreversible loss.