07-10-2016, 09:57 PM
(07-10-2016, 07:24 PM)Duchess Wrote: Does anyone reading this have a problem with the Dallas PD using a bomb to kill the sniper? I ask because I'm surprised to hear that the Chief has had to defend his use of that robot bomb or bomb robot or whatever the hell it is.
I don't have any problem with it. The sniper was a trained marksman who had already shot 14 people, and he appeared to have a lot more ammunition and no intention to stop shooting police officers and others.
I wouldn't support LE using robot bombers to kill suspects in very many situations. But, in this case of an isolated killer who'd already confessed and bragged about his mass shooting -- and where there was no obvious and quick alternative to stop him from killing more people -- I think it was a good creative option.
We now know he was a deranged black radical with bomb making materials and existing plans to launch a future attack (which he pushed up and into action when the Dallas protest opportunity presented itself).
The sniper was a public safety threat and I'm glad he's dead, though it's too bad LE couldn't interrogate him to confirm that he wasn't plotting future attacks with others.