Just from that video, those officers were justified in what they did. If you not only point a gun but shoot multiple times at them, they are totally justified at shooting your ass, no matter what they were called there for.

They went there, were calm and respectful, but because they worried for his safety & others after he slammed the door in their faces, they stayed to try and speak to him through his window until he pointed a gun at them. Then they brought in the swat team and an negotiator tried to get him on the phone 70 times, but was only able to speak to him a few times. This whole thing lasted 9 hours.

As he is speaking with the negotiator he starts firing shots at the police vehicles outside his home and probably hitting neighbors homes across the street from him. What if one of those bullets killed a neighbor or a child in the neighbors house? Meanwhile the officers had yet to shoot back.

I do think them breaking his windows was over kill and not needed. But he shot multiple times through his windows before they broke his windows. Sounded like he shot more than 10 rounds at the police. They never shot at him into the house, the shot him when he came out of the door into his garage (garage door was open), then he pointed his weapon to shoot at the police officers, that's when the officers shot him. I say they used a lot of restraint. You actually think they wanted to shoot this man? If they did those first officers would have shot him through his window when he pointed his gun at them through the window. Why would they spend 9 hrs trying to talk him out if all they wanted to do was shoot him?

My husband is a LE officer and my son was one until he found another job just recently closer to home, my father in-law was a police officer. I know many in LE, and I can tell you (at least where I live) police aren't like that. I couldn't even count the times my husband has given breaks or given money to people to help them out. He's helped people changed tires on sides of roads (working & off duty). He brings food to people in need.

So yeah I take exception to your tirade against police officers. Maybe where ever you are police do things different. But I will back officers every time. If one does wrong I will admit that one officer did wrong, but I don't label them all the same just because one or a few does something wrong. Maybe you should ask your local LE if they have a ride along program, and if so, go on a ride along and see what officers have to deal with on a daily basis.