I can't fathom how killing a thug is wimpy.
Because it takes a real man to "not" kill a man.
No, you have that saying backwards
"It takes more of a man to walk away from a fight then it does to fight"
BUT, we don't pay our police to prove they are men by walking away from a fight. We pay them to ARREST CRIMINALS.
I agree, key word "arrest." I'm smart enough to know not to try to arrest "you" without a hell of a lot of backup. And especially not after I piss you off by telling you to get off your street then back up my car into your path. Why would I want to piss off a bear? Backup is on the way just "30-40seconds."
I just don't like the idea of dumb ass kids getting killed for being dumb ass kids. Hell, I
was a dumb ass kid.
Sir, as we've discussed, I've made thousands of arrests. Sometimes happen too quickly to make every decision that you would like to make.
I think I told you the story of when I was in Alaska and went into a NCO club where 6 civilians were beating up 3 soldiers.
I was alone, of course i radioed for back up, then I told the civilians they could leave before my back up arrived and that would be the end of it.
They chose instead to take a swing at me.
By the time my back up arrived it was over and the 6 citizens were in no condition to walk out.
Now I was 25 or so at the time, highly trained, and felt pretty good about my abilities, but do you really think I CHOSE to take on 6 guys? Of course I didn't but sometimes you don't have a choice.
The notion that Wilson could have just let Brown get away and then go collect him at a hospital later on is just ridiculous.