Former SWAT Officer Killed by Deputies Called to Home

I'm trying to figure out what influenced the Lt to get so close to where he was in range of being stabbed by Thompson. This was just ignorant and i think could have been handled in a different way. Although this guy knows the force inflicted when using a weapon against the law enforcers. But if Lt. Hamilton got this close i thing the Taser should have been the immediate thing to do to prevent them from shooting the Guy.

BUMP to all who believe this to be a "10-56 by Cop." I can't imagine the feelings that go through the LEOs who are "used" by others to commit this act.

I'm not trying to ramp up the heat on this discussion, but I'm curious. Would this have been a fact pattern better handled with tasing?

Sounds to me like suicide by cop.He had to know what would happen when he did what he did.

@BradyDPS - I completely understand what you are saying regarding double standards which sometime come to the surface after incidents like this one, but remember that - even though we are held to a higher standard, we must also endure higher levels of stress and critical factors than most professions. Now, I am in NO WAY condoning anything Craig did (please don't misconstrue) but I can honestly tell you, something had to definitely affect him severely over the past several years, as he was one of the best K9 officers at LCSD when I interned there @ USC senior year in the spring of '94, and as a result, he was the deputy with whom I completed the most ride-alongs and spent the most time conducting field research alongside, a year before I made the leap into LE. His Shepherd Falco was the biggest, baddest, most effective K9 on the force back then (over 100 lbs) and I can still recall how sore my arm was after wearing the sleeve during bite work training on night shifts with them.

And though his actions were horrible and inexcusable - a fact no matter by whose hands they were committed - I still feel a sense of sorrow for a guy who I remember as young, proactive, and really excited by the job back in the day...which only strengthened my own motivation to enter LE after graduation. We can only wonder at what factors caused him to "go over" the edge into the dark abyss, but are thankful that he did not make those final steps with the true intention on "taking as many with him" as possible...but he was intent on 10-88 by cop, that's all we know for sure.

I'm concerned by comments on here. If this had been a dope dealer, people would be cheering "good shoot.' Since he was a former Law Enf Officer, people say pray for him, he had problems with alcohol, stress, etc. This piece of trash TERRORIZED his poor, innocent twin daughters and his wife, and he also put other law enforcement officers in jeopardy. The only people I feel for is his daughters and the officer who shot and killed him!!!!

TX45 your right....Wouldn't bother me a bit...Him or me I'm going home at the end of the shift...

It's sad that one is put in this situation, but even worse when it's an former LEO or a LEO. My prayers to the deputies, his wife and family. I hope they all heal from this mess.

Oh my God, I feel for Hamilton and Longshore. I can't imagine being in that position, I think it would mess me up for life.