Carol, I think the world of you, but you are speaking as if there were time for a nice discussion, let's weigh the options, kind of scenario. Over the course of minutes we are faced with a man who is acting irrational, says he has a bomb, is not cooperating, in fact is running, and then reaches into the backpack (remember he said he had a bomb). You have seconds to make a decision. The training is to take the threat to innocent life out.

I was listening to Katie Couric (does anyone else dislike her interview style as much as I do?) this morning. She kept trying to press the point that they didn't have to shoot to kill. Let me make something clear folks. Surgical shooting is a skill to be sure. But when the rubber is on the road and one must make a decision quickly, you shoot for the center of mass. You don't have time, despite what you have seen in the movies to try and hit the trigger finger, or kneecap.

These marshalls did an admirable job, and now will face a tough time dealing with the consequences. I feel as badly for them as I do the family of this man.

Mick