who are the good guys?

   When I heard the reports that British police had shot someone running from them I thought that maybe they knew he was a suspect or terrorist. But as I read and heard the reports it seemed they thought he was suspicious - different from being a suspect. I heard on NBC Nightly News (I think it was NBC) that the man was tackled and shot 5 times at point blank range. Now even if he was suspicious, why if he was down already would one shoot him (five times)?
   I think this shoot to kill policy is very dangerous. I realize that it can mean the difference between life or death for people, and that is painfully obvious in different situations. When you empower one person to take the life of another, you end up with all kinds of complications. And when the government has the power to take the lives of citizens without any process, that is just scary. To think anyone could be shot for a misunderstanding is frightening - I'm sure even more for those who are of arab descent (or arab looking). I realize there are good arguments on both sides of this issue, but when you're talking about more innocent lives being taken by the "good guys", none of it makes sense.
(source: British police admit shooting wrong man)