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I'm sure it will be some time before we learn all the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Darrien Hunt in Saratoga Springs. At the conclusion, we will learn whether it was justified or unjustified.
I still wonder if the procedure in confronting a suspect is the following four steps from least serious to most serious: (1) verbal command; (2) use of baton (billy club); (3)stun gun (Taser); (4) deadly force. I'm sure there are times when a law enforcement officer has no choice but to employ No. (4), deadly force.
Stan Jacobson
Ogden