Killing in the Line of Duty

By maclink on January 18, 2011 1:03 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks

Here is a story about police who killed a guy during a drug raid. Was their use of force justified? How had their training prepared them for this situation?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/18/utah-video-police-kill-man-drug-raid_n_810420.html 

"Utah police shot and killed a man within seconds of storming his parents' home, video of the raid shows. The police had a warrant to search for drugs, but found only a small amount of pot and an empty vial that had apparently contained meth. "

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