I think the person you are responding to is not arguing they should shoot, but quite the contrary. I think you're essentially in agreement. My own opinion: I t

I think the person you are responding to is not arguing they should shoot, but quite the contrary. I think you're essentially in agreement. My own opinion: I think shooting someone should always be the last resort. Obviously police officers must look for their own well-being and should not expose themselves to obvious risk of death if possible. On the other hand, someone holding a knife or being non-compliant is not something that must be immediately handled by shooting at the person. Maybe waiting it out, maybe talking, maybe swarming him/her with multiple officers, maybe using tranquilizers, who knows. Every option has a risk and nothing is foolproof, but killing someone is the ultimate, irreversible option and should not be the default, even when the person is resisting or noncompliant. I don't understand why in some countries, like the US, police officers are so eager to resort to violence or killing -- though it's certainly the easy way out.