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In reply to the discussion: 1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Costco in California [View all]Jedi Guy
(3,190 posts)The victim of the assault has a right to defend himself and others, such as his children. If someone has schizophrenia, it doesn't make their blows any less powerful. It's also not as if people with mental illness walk around wearing t-shirts with their disorder(s) printed on them. The cop had no way of knowing he was a schizophrenic.
It remains to be seen if the shooting of Mr. French's parents was in any way justified, as that will be evident from the video footage, if there is any. I suspect there is, since it happened inside the store.
If they were assisting their son in the assault (which I acknowledge is unlikely), then I find it difficult to have much sympathy for them. If, on the other hand, they were attempting to get between Mr. French and the cop, or to pull Mr. French off of the cop, and he shot them anyway, then he needs to face some consequences for that.
Once again, it seems like you think I'm tossing out a blanket exoneration for the cop, which is clearly not the case. I'm simply not tossing out blanket condemnation, which is what you seem to be doing.