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That is a very good point and certainly better than the childish bickering that is going on in the rest of the thread.

I think your point needs to be addressed in a thread of its own, but even more importantly, nationally.

With all the backlash that cops have faced for shooting black men, it is understandable that many will hesitate to pull their guns. That one instant can cost them their lives.

There are many that protect the guilty and crucify the innocent. I would not want to be a police officer in such a mixed-up society.

U mean like this Vers? ... not sure if you saw this ...

http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicago-cop-says-she-feared-using-gun-while-being-beaten/1543015/

Thursday, October 06, 2016
CHICAGO -- A Chicago police officer who is hospitalized after she was severely beaten said she was afraid to use her gun because of the scrutiny she would have faced, Supt. Eddie Johnson said.

On Wednesday morning, police responded to a car crash at Roosevelt and Cicero on the city's West Side where officers encountered a man that police allege was violent and under the influence of drugs.

Three officers were hospitalized in the incident. One officer who was severely beaten told Supt. Johnson she was afraid for her life and afraid to use lethal force with all of the attention on the police department's previous actions and fatal incidents.

"She thought she was going to die. She knew that she should shoot this guy, but she chose not to, because she didn't want her family or the department to have to go through the scrutiny the next day on national news," Supt. Johnson said.

A nearby business captured surveillance video of the incident. The owner didn't see the incident firsthand, but saw how the incident unfolded on the surveillance video.

"It is terrible. It is total disregard for law enforcement. They put their lives forward every day for us and to see somebody do this, to pummel the police officer is terrible. It is a terrible thing," business owner Louie Rainone said.

What's wrong with you? Though I will say the question about what race the guy was was rather simple. I don't care what race he was or what race the cop was. It could have been Whitey, white, white bad guy on Blackie, black, black Cop and I would have shot him. I tend to believe in 4 shots before a reassement of the situation. Pull off 4.

Yes, like that.

It's a real issue and it needs to be addressed.

Deputy Dean should have dropped the guy as he headed toward the cruiser.