[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by matt711

Given that police officers have or are supposed to have training on the use of deadly force I think maybe the punishment for this sort of action should be even higher than if you or I made the same mistake. The police officer should not only know better but has been trained to handle the situation correctly.

Yup. They have a damn hard and thankless job, and I respect the hell out of them for doing it. But as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility.