Police shoot man who stabbed student in synagogue

[branford]

20. I, too, don't like it when cops kill people, although whether they are local is irrelevant.

However, what I like far, far less, is for people who are lethally armed, demonstrably violent, and a clear and present terminal threat to innocents and police, to continue to threaten others. I, and the vast majority of peaceful and law abiding citizens, from all political persuasions, expect the police to act promptly, firmly and efficiently in such a situation. They seem to have clearly done so.

The police appear to have correctly followed all relevant law and procedure, and I applaud them for their good work, despite the fact that it resulted in a death. Sometimes there are no good choices in a violent and dangerous encounter, and the assailant's actions appear to be little more than "suicide by cop."

In fact, unless and until new and damning information is available, I'm perfect comfortable calling this a "good shoot," as such term is used in common parlance, and your discomfort with basic vernacular notwithstanding.

We do not live in a Hollywood movie where police can shoot weapons out of assailant's hands or have weapons that can set to stun (an elephant tranquilizer, really?).