While I won't argue that they police had to sto the guy from possibly shooting other people I do have to agree that had this happened and a citizen legally carrying a firearm had shot him instead of police and wounded 8 innocent bystanders that person would be in jail for. However, since these were police officers it looks like they are saying it's ok for up to shoot bystanders but you can't. No thats wrong...
And as for the one who said police officers have to make split second decisions on shoot or not shoot that are life threatening, guess what? In those situations we do too... Now that being said, if you know you have a good chance of having to do that would it not make sense to get as much training as possible?
Those officers have to live with the fact that they shot innocent people, I'm sure they didn't mean to just as a citizen in that same situation wouldn't mean to however, they are supposed to be better trained for it.
I'm glad they got the guy where he couldn't hurt anyone else, but if I am to be held accountable for every bullet I fire then so should they.