J.D. Tomlinson

And Joe, when I was county prosecutor, I had about 10 police involved shootings with fatalities in four years. So about two a year, two or three year. Every one of them was good. Every one of them was good. And, you know, I would get with the officers and I had a policy, which is a little unusual, where if I made a decision that a shooting was good, I would make a decision. That's it.

And Joe, when I was county prosecutor, I had about 10 police involved shootings with fatalities in four years. So about two a year, two or three year. Every one of them was good. Every one of them was good. And, you know, I would get with the officers and I had a policy, which is a little unusual, where if I made a decision that a shooting was good, I would make a decision. That's it.

And Joe, when I was county prosecutor, I had about 10 police involved shootings with fatalities in four years. So about two a year, two or three year. Every one of them was good. Every one of them was good. And, you know, I would get with the officers and I had a policy, which is a little unusual, where if I made a decision that a shooting was good, I would make a decision. That's it.

It never went to the grand jury. It's easy for prosecutors to kind of just dish it off over the grand jury. Then that's not their responsibility anymore. But I felt like I wasn't going to put something through the grand jury that I didn't believe in. So I had officers that, you know, the difficult part about being a police officer is when you have to use that lethal force.

It never went to the grand jury. It's easy for prosecutors to kind of just dish it off over the grand jury. Then that's not their responsibility anymore. But I felt like I wasn't going to put something through the grand jury that I didn't believe in. So I had officers that, you know, the difficult part about being a police officer is when you have to use that lethal force.

It never went to the grand jury. It's easy for prosecutors to kind of just dish it off over the grand jury. Then that's not their responsibility anymore. But I felt like I wasn't going to put something through the grand jury that I didn't believe in. So I had officers that, you know, the difficult part about being a police officer is when you have to use that lethal force.

And then you get people armchair quarterbacking it for the next six months. Do you know what I mean? On what you should have done, what you shouldn't have done. And what happens is what they get in the end of that is a congratulations. You're not getting indicted. When in reality, maybe we should say, hey, thank you for saving your partner's life.

And then you get people armchair quarterbacking it for the next six months. Do you know what I mean? On what you should have done, what you shouldn't have done. And what happens is what they get in the end of that is a congratulations. You're not getting indicted. When in reality, maybe we should say, hey, thank you for saving your partner's life.

And then you get people armchair quarterbacking it for the next six months. Do you know what I mean? On what you should have done, what you shouldn't have done. And what happens is what they get in the end of that is a congratulations. You're not getting indicted. When in reality, maybe we should say, hey, thank you for saving your partner's life.

And thank you for saving the community from a guy that's obviously dangerous enough to pull a weapon on a police officer.

And thank you for saving the community from a guy that's obviously dangerous enough to pull a weapon on a police officer.

And thank you for saving the community from a guy that's obviously dangerous enough to pull a weapon on a police officer.

Right.

Right.

Right.

And so I always am very careful to kind of parse out the fact that, you know, I'm always amazed by how much patience they really do show.

And so I always am very careful to kind of parse out the fact that, you know, I'm always amazed by how much patience they really do show.

And so I always am very careful to kind of parse out the fact that, you know, I'm always amazed by how much patience they really do show.

Yes. But those are statistically insignificant almost. When it comes to the grand scheme of things, I mean, it doesn't happen very often. When it does, we have to punish it harshly. But I grew more respectful of police officers the closer I got to them.

Yes. But those are statistically insignificant almost. When it comes to the grand scheme of things, I mean, it doesn't happen very often. When it does, we have to punish it harshly. But I grew more respectful of police officers the closer I got to them.