I hate when people tell me that. I didn't earn a Detective shield for screwing up. It's amazing how people know how to do your job better because they watched an episode of Law and Order.
It gets so bad over in NYC that A 15 YEAR OLD pointed a gun at two cops. A real gun. You know, the one that kills people. So what did they do? They shot him. Because they didn't feel like dying. There are no time outs and no shooting him in the pinky toe or shooting the gun out of his hand. This is real life.
The kid died, the loaded gun was recovered. Tests show that he pulled the trigger but the gun jammed. And for one week, people protested in the street.
Why couldn't you shoot him in the leg? Why couldn't you tackle him? He's just a boy. Why didn't you disarm him? You can't shoot someone that didn't shoot at you yet.
What would you do if you saw this and you are a cop, or even an armed citizen:
I am the KING of "Officer, you can't do that, you must do this."
Thank you Mr. 6th grade drop-out, I will jot it down for next time.
RANT OFF.