Excaliber wrote:This is one of the most difficult tactical situations I have seen on this Forum, and, in agreement with Steve, 03Lightningrocks, and others, I can't say enough good things about how Kythas handled it to achieve the best possible result.
While the rest of us have all Monday morning to suggest some refinements around the edges, the fact is that Kythas successfully kept the subject from harming himself or those he was with, everyone went home without battle damage, and he is not in jail, out on bail, or having to thread his way through satellite news trucks to get into his driveway. Not only did he do the right things, but he was able to think of them and execute them under the stress of a real life encounter and in the very short time period available to him. Even those of us with extensive law enforcement backgrounds had to think long and hard about this one, and I have met very few people without lots of prior experience in dealing with street bandits who could have done nearly as well.
The decision to use deadly force should be one of the most difficult decisions one has to make in life, and I hope none of us are ever in a situation where we need to make that call. It's a heavy responsibility we carry as CHL's. But it almost sounds as if there are some among us that are eager to use deadly force.
That is disturbing.