Ferguson officer Darren Wilson not indicted

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TheBlackNaruto said:

nanarchy said:
The thing that amazes me most here is that you do seem to have a serious problem with the police and especially the militarization of them and discrimination. however the case people have chosen to rally behind seems to be a blatant case of the cop doing the right thing, or at the very least an understandable thing. A single punch landed correctly is enough to kill someone, no one should ever have to accept that and once someone is trying to inflict that on you they have given up all rights of their own personal safety.

Just clarify for me are you saying that if someone hits you then the right thing to do is kill them or that it is understandable to kill them?

The laws pretty much say that if you can explain why you reasonably feared for your (or someone else's) safety, you are allowed to use the force necessary to stop that threat. Physically fighting the person sounds like it wouldn't be reasonable in this scenario, and as a police officer, if he was to use his gun to stop a threat, he is trained to shoot to kill, not to injure or incapacitate. While I don't know all the facts (and I don't think any one does), it sounds like this use of force was reasonable and legal in this situation.