Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
I only know what I saw in the video, but when I watch I don't necessarily see someone who's native state would be considered "trigger happy." I think it's possible that when you're holding a gun on someone, and the person shouting all the commands is freaking the fuck out and losing his mind, you're probably pretty amped up at that point. "Geez, this seems to be a bigger deal than I thought, he keeps threatening to kill them, guess I'd better be ready to actually pull the trigger here so no one on my team does due to my hesitating." Obviously I've no experience with this, but I can at least see that side of why this happened. It doesn't excuse that it happened, just probably more likely than that PD having a team of blood thirsty murders out running the streets.
That seems like a perfectly reasonable view of the situation.

Quote Originally Posted by CavSct1983 View Post
That sort of situation is when you recognize your team mate is having an issue and step in to calm the situation.

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No one is perfect all the time. It's ok to step in, even if junior, to correct a situation spiraling out of control.
What did you see in the video that leads you to believe the shooter was having an issue or spiraling out of control?