Cop Drives Right at Suspect, Runs Him Over in Disturbing Dash Cam Video

[sammythecat]

77. I'm not a big fan of cops

but in this instance the cop was completely justified.

This guy was on a mini-rampage of felonies and now he's walking down the street firing a rifle. It seemed to me prior attempts were made to de-escalate and engage, to no avail. Now he had to be stopped. He was firing a rifle, not a pistol. What if the next round he fired hit some kid a few hundred yards away? What if the cop pulled up to talk the guy down and was immediately shot and killed? Seriously, what would you have done? How much time do you allow this guy to keep shooting?

Remember, the bullet from just about any rifle is lethal well out to 1000 yds. If his next shot killed someone's loved one how would you tell them you took that risk because you wanted to take longer to try and end this peacefully without hurting the shooter? Knowing you had the option of lethal force to end the situation immediately, would they accept any reason for not using that option and instead risking the lives of others?