All good words! This part bears repeating.srothstein wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:03 am There is a mental attitude needed in situations like this that says something along the lines of "I am still breathing so I am still fighting." This is part of police training and should be part of the training and practice of anyone carrying a gun for self-defense. We all need to remember that the fight is not over when the shots are fired. It is not over just because the known suspect has left the area. While not as bad for LTCs as it is for police, there are a lot of people out there who will take advantage of you being incapacitated and lying in the street. For the LTCs, hopefully there are more people willing to step in and help than there are for the police (it seems), but there is still a threat too.
I certainly hope that the whole unedited video is released, at least to police training classes. There are a lot of things cops can learn from this shooting.
After being hit, staying in the fight is critical, as is self medical aid.
But isn't the hesitation in using deadly force instead of just responding with his gun likely a product of today's environment? The cries will be that he pulled her over because of her ethnicity. He had no way to come out of the situation other than losing from the minute that she started to resist. If she hadn't shot him first and he had shot her for presenting the gun, he would be in even bigger trouble. I'm glad that he survived.