>It seems that when humans are under stress they do things that do not seem rational. I cannot know the state of mind of the people involved in the incident we have been discussing. It is easy for us to judge after the fact but this shows how a terrible incident can occur due to events and fear.

>Would more training resolve such issues? I do not know. I would not want to be a policeman and put into a situation where I have to make such a life and death decision.

But that's just it. There was nothing about him that was threatening to anyone... that day. They just shot him for what and why? It was not a life threatening situation for anyone. They could have just taken him in asked a few questions and cleared everything up without shooting an innocent man eight times.