> The officers' do not have the right to execute people... I agree. If we establish that the officers perceived that they have control of the situation, then t

> The officers' do not have the right to execute people... I agree. If we establish that the officers perceived that they have control of the situation, then this paragraph becomes relevant. My current understanding is that they thought that they were facing a trained, prepared, still-active threat whom they were close (but not complete) to containing. > it is still presumptive to assume there is no reasonable justification for the shooter's actions. I don't think one could possibly build any sort of law-enforcement organization whose members believe there is reasonable justification for being pre-meditatively shot.