Hofstra Student in Home Invasion Was Killed by Police Gunshot: Officials

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71. Two of the comments I thought made really good sense.

"The unknowing can talk about training forever, you just don't have a scintilla of knowledge as to what it is like to be inbolved in a gunfight. It is a totally harrowing situation. I don't think there is any type or amount of training that can prepare you for it. Your heart comes up to your throat, your hand is probably shaking and making it almost impossible to aim properly, and all you can think about is your family. You're too busy silently praying to God that you live through it, and shooting at paper targets that aren't shooting at you is laughable training."

"Terrible tragedy indeed, but how about this spin on the story. Bad points gun at cop. Cop holds his fire. Bad guy kills cop. Bad guy kills hostage. Bad guy goes back upstairs and kills rest of hostages because he now knows he will not get out of this situation alive. Everyone putting blame on the cop has never been in this situation. He fired 8 rounds, 7 hitting the bad guy and one hitting the hostage. Now granted nobody know which bullet hit the hostage whether it was the first or the last?"