Does anyone know if the cops involved in each of these incidents were beat cops, or if they were called out of their desk jobs to help with the manhunt? It doesn't justify the result either way, but THREE times!?! I'm trying to figure out if it's beat cops that watched one too many Lethal Weapon movies, or untrained cops that are scared stiff that they may actually have an equally armed opponent and are shooting at anything that moves. It's looking like the latter to me at this point. They're starting to remind me of the recurring hysterical character in bad sci-fi movies that always seals himself in the escape pod and lets everyone else die so he can get away.
On the face of it, even (especially) the first incident is difficult for them to justify, but I would have been willing to give anyone their day in court. But again, THREE times now?
