Ragardless: If someone assaults and officer OR ANY OTHER PERSON, they should expect force to be used in kind. If someone threw rocks (potently lethal), bottles (potently lethal), M-80 explosives (high positional for permanent life altering disability), I would shoot them (potently lethal).

I would sleep well at night, and quite frankly have little doubt that a jury of my peers would exonerate me, if charges were even pressed. But of course I live in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

“During the evening protest, a number of officers were assaulted, doused with hazardous materials and hit with large rocks and bottles, which resulted in the declaration of an unlawful assembly and the order to disperse. To assist in the dispersal efforts, officers used less lethal force tactics.

At approximately 10:00pm this evening, a group of approximately 300 protesters in the area of Frank Ogawa Plaza began throwing large rocks and bottles at officers after receiving the order to disperse, which again prompted the use of less than lethal munitions.”

“In addition, Police fired approximately four bean bag rounds at protesters to stop them from throwing dangerous objects at the officer”