Fugitive who stabbed officer fatally shot after manhunt in Texas

[TheMadMonk]

92. Taser and bean bags require a clear shot.

Not generally available on someone half hidden in a ditch.

Pepper spray has range issues.

Deliberately shooting extremities is absolutely verboten for multiple reasons.

Storm the ramparts. Keep going over the bodies of your mates. Even a stick is a nasty weapon and a stick grounded at one end can take down a charging lion or razorback.

No, just those rapists (and any other violent criminals) who through their own behaviour demonstrate their willingness to do anything, up to attempting murder and then playing chicken with armed cops, to avoid the just consequences of their actions. And guess what? He got EXACTLY what he wanted. He'll never spend another night in jail.

All he had to do was SHOW HIS BLOODY HANDS. And you cannot put his inaction down to ignorance. He was a part of the system, he knew the requirement for immediate compliance, AND THE PROBABLE (make that almost certain under the circumstances) CONSEQUENCES of non-compliance. He either chose suicide by cop, or he was terminally stupid.