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Sure, regular, normal citizens. That guy posed a clear threat to other: he was out of his head and had stolen the taser; the odds were decent he might have used it on someone. If some drunk was running away with a firearm, I'd expect an officer to use the means at his disposal to stop him. Again, while it's a grim calculus, better the drunk is hurt than an innocent.

>>mmm_gr+(OP)
I'd rather officers not use lethal force to stop someone who was was not in possession of a deadly weapon.

>>saagar+ls2
That's a fair opinion, but he was sufficiently out of his head I could see how he might have tased someone else. If it's between him getting shot and him tasing someone else, it's not a happy choice, but better the guy gets shot than some innocent bystander gets hurt. It's pretty hard to predict what that person would do next. He did try non-lethal force several times. At this point I'm figuring I'll wait until the results of the investigation come in, but I can definitely see the policeman's point of view.