Shoot to kill: A policy that was DOA?

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WTF does "the suspect can detonate a bomb" mean? has the ability to, the technical savy to, or the immediate means to push a button. Because seriously, I could figure out how to make a detonator for a bomb work, so based on the wording of the quote above, could be shot on sight. lame wording IMNSHO.

Damn, I left the military too soon, I coulda been a part of the police state.

But seriously, so it begins, the treading on the innocent until proven guilty ideals, right to a fair trial. The bill of rights have officially become toilet paper for the police forces of the nation, as they just have to suspect that you are a suicide bomber to shoot to kill you. I don't see this policy lasting too long in our litigious(sp?) society. But on the flip side, if a suicide bomber was in the sights of the police, the other side would litigate the police agency to death as well.

I wonder how many innocent people will be shot in the name of protecting us from these suspected suicide bombers, and how many of those shot will be people we know.