This past weekend, the Rohnert Park police shot a woman who was armed with a straight-edged razor to death.  The woman’s mother called the police to report that her daughter had been drinking and “might have some psych issues.”  The police told the woman to drop the blade, but she began to move forward.  The police subsequently opened fire and shot the woman 3 times in the chest.  The woman died on the way to the hospital.

Do you think the force used by the police was justified?  In certain situations, do you think that the police should shoot to injure instead of shoot to kill?