I don't know if they should keep their jobs or not, but the reality is that they made a mistake in a very tense situation. I'd have to see other facts (like records) before determining if it's an unfortunate moment that they can learn from or if they're habitually hot-handed. It could be that those two now know what not to do in that situation, versus two new officers who haven't been there. I'm not saying they keep their jobs - it could have been grossly negligent... I wasn't there.Cedar Park Dad wrote: Why should they be able to rightfully keep their jobs? They shot two bystanders and didn't hit their target. If he were a BG, they would be dead.
It's got to be tough being a LEO. I think that even with a gun drawn, if you're not firing, it can still take 1/2 second to react to someone pulling on you. Add in some additional time to identify a hand from a hand gun and I understand why the mistakes are made and why LEOs shoot unarmed people.
I'm 1000% for better trained, better educated, and better mentally-qualified LEOs, but with than goes a much higher salary and I don't think that most communities are willing to pay for it.