Bad analogy. You have no option to kill them to save your life.
source?
You do have this right on the street, for instance. Just as a cop does.
Not reasonably, no, which is why all people, including cops, must continue to be allowed to defend their own lives when their is a reasonable threat.
Can you really not imagine a situation where a cop would reasonably fear for their life? Really?
Which is a clear argument for removing officers right to defend themselves when they fear for their life, reasonably or unreasonably. You're moving the goal posts.
This is my last clarification of what I meant as I find this conversation is a waste of time, because you are being pedantic rather than dealing with the spirit of the argument. If you follow the Roman Calendar, Happy New Years, in advance. Cheers.
One can only read your words, not your intentions. If you want to avoid miscommunication, make your words match your intentions.
This is just a blatant straw-man argument. The real issue is whether unreasonable claims that an officer acted out of a fear for his life should effectively be 'get out of jail' cards.
No, it's not. OP said "Precisely why the "feared for my life" defense of police execution has to be ended".
It's difficult to have a reasoned discussion when you don't read.
And it doesn't make your strawman accusation any less incorrect.
You might have had an arguably tendentious point if you had made your comment immediately, but once aswanson had clarified his position, it became a straw man. Rational discussion moves along, and flogging a dead horse that's left the station has no part in it.