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So if you were a cop (or even a civilian) and came upon a scene in which a person dressed like an ordinary partygoer had a gun in his hand, had fired it at least once, and was pointing it at others, presumably to fire it again, you would not think that he was an immediate threat and had to be put down, even if you had to do it from behind?
Or would you stop and try to ask him, calmly, why he had seen fit to fire in a crowd? Maybe you think that time would stop, a la The Matrix, and you could quickly ascertain that he was a victim who was about to be overrun by a violent crowd if he did not defend himself. While that may be the actual thing that was beginning to happen, it could not be clear to the cop who responded on the scene. He had to make a choice. Might have been helpful if it were possible for him to have been able to hear the decedent yell, "POLICE!" or something.
But anyway, shots in the back do NOT always mean someone was shot wrongfully.
-blackmind
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