@CoastalRat,
You make some excellent points.
This comment makes no sense...
Quote:One thing he could have done was to just let the young man get away.
The young man was going at the officer as coastal rat stated- was the officer supposed to allow him to be beaten? The young man was not trying to get away.
Although I feel sympathy for the parents of this young man - I agree with Coastalrat - I feel little sympathy for the young man. If we allow individuals to attack police officer all criminals will. This is not a matter of black vs white - it is a matter of a young man attacking a police officer and the appropriate response.
Funny before I heard the final outcome with the evidence presented, I was actually in support of charging the officer. As I believe an officer should have the proper training where they should not be shooting unless absolutely necessary.
Unfortunately after hearing the evidence - the result makes sense.