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except they literally did do that, lol. i'm not sure why we're trying to justify this here, exactly:
I don't care if he had an AK strapped to his back, this murder is unjustifiable.
We all have the context and still feel this was wrong. I assure you, it isn't a kneejerk reaction.
No, it would not be enough, and I don't only say this because the police shouldn't exist in the first place. What's more important is that they have a right to a fair trial just like anyone else. If there are literally any options to stop him from doing harm without killing him, they first need to be taken. And given that he was in his sister's arms (it's unclear if it was his sister or aunt to my reading, given that "the deceased" now refers to two of them) and not, yknow, holding the funeral goers hostage, there were still options.
The context of when and how he was shot are both incredibly important. Do you think it's okay for police to shoot a non-violent, unarmed suspect?
i just want to underscore this is a psychotic thing to believe about a person at a family funeral, and reflects much more on you than it does on anyone else in this conversation. to not belabor the point: i fully believe you think this is good, would think it's good even if it was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt this guy was unarmed (which absolutely appears to be the case, contrary to your opinion here), and that this is effectively concern trolling. if you actually just think it's fine for police to extrajudicially murder criminals and people you don't like, i think we'd all prefer you just say that instead of couching it in fake concerns like this.