Unless they're an annoying liberal, then you deserve a medal for having the chutzpah to shoot them in the head more than once. They're so brain dead, it takes multiple shots to get the thinking part.
Seriously, though, the guy appeared to be a threat, and ignored orders to stop, fleeing toward a crowd and trains. Had he had a bomb, it could have been devastating. And, in light of recent events, the threat was seen to be real and imminent. There is a difficult balance between letting a threat continue and preserving the liberty of individuals. In this case, I think the police made a decision that was reasonable.
As for Felix pulling his punches, he was kinder than he should have been. The last time I pulled my punch was in 8th Grade when Jason F. told me to punch him first, and I didn't. He then put my tooth through my lip. Lesson learned, and I'll never fail to throw the 1st punch again.
But, now we can see exactly how quickly a thread can get kicked over to the CE forum -- where it belonged to begin with.
[ 07-26-2005, 02:05 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ]