Originally Posted by arado
After watching "Cops" I can understand getting shot at. Every time I watch it I see people getting knocked to the deck , tazed or sprayed. That show does no service to law enforcement. The police are not respected but feared....Something is wrong..........
He did not "get shot at" he was
Ambushed. That said,
People who run from the police or, challenge them, put everyone at risk. Not just the officers who swore to serve and protect. They chose the danger and the risk. The kids and other folks in the neighborhood did not.
If you run or resist an officer, I'm fine with them doing whatever to put you down. And I mean "what ever" including lethal.
Car chases are fun to watch but not if you're one of the innocents hurt or killed in the process. Innocent untill proven guilty is only true in the court room. Out on the streets, if you represent a threat to the population, and won't respond to authority, you deserve to go down.
The law abiding population has a moral right to the expectation of safety.
My opinion is not humble on this one.
Roadster with a stick
Mine and the prayers of many are with this officer.