Originally Posted by justageek
The current security hysteria is over bombs. You really only have a second or two to kill someone who is about to detonate a bomb. That's not enough time to judge whether they're actually a threat. I'm frightened at the prospect of Chief Wiggum, heading to Disney World with his family, shooting up the cabin when he sees someone with darker skin than he's ever seen in his podunk midwest town, because they looked at him funny.
While I agree with your overall point, let's not forget that the midwest has no monopoly on peace officers willing to shoot unarmed subjects for no apparent reason, even when those persons appear to be following the officer's every command:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...a/15499213.htm
Bad apples can even be found on the enlightened left coast, although there may be a reasonable argument that Chino is a long, lonely drive from the left coast.
Unfortunately, when all you got is a Sig Sauer .357, everything looks like a good shoot. Even when it's just a mentally ill unarmed man.