Atlanta Shooting

[Aloha_Shooter]

He wasn't killed for sleeping in the drive-through. He was shot when the officers returned fire and sadly died. One could maybe argue they should have realized he was firing the Tazer instead of a lethal firearm and held fire but I'm not going to second-guess a split-second decision in a circumstance I've never faced. In an ideal world, Internal Affairs would investigate and then report back (objectively and dispassionately) on whether it was a justified shoot and what -- if any -- changes to be made to training ... but this world is hardly ideal and the current emotionally charged situation is about as far from ideal as you can get.

[Bailey Guns]

One could maybe argue they should have realized he was firing the Tazer instead of a lethal firearm and held fire but I'm not going to second-guess a split-second decision in a circumstance I've never faced.

I'd venture to guess that a deadly force response is authorized by just about every dept in the country when a suspect attempts to tase or even pepper spray an officer. Didn't have tasers when I was working the street but policy in all 3 depts where I worked was explicit...if someone uses a chemical weapon against you (ie: pepper spray) deadly force was an allowed option (obviously depending on the totality of the circumstances). Reason being that obviously tasers and chemical sprays have the potential to completely incapacitate the officer.