Police Actions

How is it that Police can shoot people for "lunging at them".  Is "lunging" a life-threatening action??  Why can't they be trained to shoot on the foot or better still, to subdue people.  Maybe the taser has a role here but we cannot just SHOOT PEOPLE who seem to be harming themselves and don't seem to pose a big threat.

You only get so much of the story from the news but the police should be trying ALL OTHER AVENUES before resorting to FATAL shooting.

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