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Originally Posted by P.C.
What would the headline have been if the police stood idly by while the father, presumably without any fire protection gear or breathing apparatus, ran into the house and died with his child? What would you have done?
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How is that the point? Who cares what the newspaper writes?
The issue here is the right of a law-abiding citizen to make a choice about potentially sacrificing their own life to save another.
Would you feel the same if the tot had been in a raging river heading for a waterfall? Stop the parent from jumping in to try and save their child?
Granted, it's a no-win situation for the cop, but only because he made it so. He could very easily have just turned his back for ten seconds to check something out and if it came out bad he could have then said the guy ran in when his back was turned. No one would have faulted him for that. Instead, he forced the situation and then used force to ensure that he was "right" and that protocol was strictly followed.
As the thread title suggests, it's bad judgment, and I'd agree with that.