Here’s my stand on the matter:
- I am not judging the shooter’s character, only his behavior. Several independent media sources and the police have said that the shooter fired several shots at innocent bystanders, the Circle K, and at least one police officer. In my opinion, these actions threaten innocent people and justify the use of force, including lethal force, by the police (and bystanders, if they were armed) to stop the threat. I don’t care if it was Mother Teresa or Gandhi doing the shooting…if they were shooting at innocent people, I would feel that the use of lethal force to stop the threat would be justified.

- Several people have contacted me to tell me the shooter may have been suffering from diabetic shock. To the best of my knowledge, the police have not yet released the results of their toxicology reports, and so it is not known if the shooter’s medical conditions may have caused his behavior.

- If I have made some sort of factual error, please contact me by email with some sort of verifiable source and I’ll be glad to update the post accordingly. For example, copies of the police car dashcams, security camera footage from the Circle K, a police report, a medical examiner’s report, etc. would all be such sources. Simply saying “no, you’re wrong” without any verifiable evidence doesn’t cut it.

- Again, I’m not judging the shooter’s character, only his actions. My use of the term “bad guy” should be taken to mean “a person committing an action which poses a threat to others” (e.g. shooting at innocent people).