Isn't is amazing how the family members accuse the police officers for their actions? The officers use of taser weapons and bean bag weapons are "less than lethal" weapons. Those weapons are NOT weapons that are guaranteed to stop assualts, halt aggressive behavior, or prevent serious injury or death. Many departments require "deadly force cover" of the officer utilizing the "less than lethal" weapons. These policies are in effect to ensure the officers are not seriously injured or killed. The "less than lethal" weapons are an option to hopefully help to resolve the situation without someone being killed. However, these weapons are not always effective, as in this case. The officers then had no other recourse, but to defend themselves. The family members are quick to criticize the officers for handling this deadly encounter. If the situation could have been peacefully resolved, why didn't the family members do it themselves? Why did they feel the need to call the police. It is unfortunate the person was killed. But contrary to websites like this, I do not know of a single police officer who has ever put on the badge in hopes of being involved in a shooting. As a police officer, and one who has been involved in a deadly shooting [in which my partner was shot], I know this - I would give anything for that not to have occurred. My shooting occurred in 1994 and there has not been a single day since that I have not thought about what had happened. I've said the "suspect's" name every single day since then. I've prayed for his small child who has since had to grow up without a father. I've prayed for his parents, who can no longer hold their son. As tragic as these events are, often times there is no to chance or opportunity to avoid a deadly outcome. Don't be so quick to judge the police as a whole when police officers, who are in defense of their own lives, are forced to kill a person, ANY person. Granted, there are a few bad apples in the police profession, just like any other profession (including your profeesion). However, the majority of officers are color blind, and would risk their own lives to protect and save the lives of any person, regardless of their color; which is exactly what these officers did - they responded to the call for help and prevented this person from injuring or killing someone. Lastly, would this story ever be considered if the person who police were forced to shoot were white? What if the officers were black? As a police officer, trust me, we need your support, AND your help, especially when we are there to help you! GOD BLESS - STAY SAFE! SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

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Scott- (and others who share his sentiment)

Mr. carloss was mentally ill. This is another example that illustartes the need for mental health professionals to accompany police on these kinds of calls and mandatory in-service training for police on how to deal with a menatlly ill person.

Your question about what if the officers had been black and the victim white.....interesting. You never hear of black officers shooting white people. It's 99% white officers shooting black males.

You never hear it because the white community supports all police and don't take racial sides when it comes to police shootings.