I don't see how he isn't facing a charge related to negligence. I understand that this was not his intent, but for certain crimes intent does not matter.
I would get rid of most of the special protections that elevate police above the normal citizenry if I was in charge, there would be a lot less "mistakes" and more thought about how to handle a situation properly. I myself have been in a bunch of scenarios where reflecting after the fact came to the conclusion that if I were a police officer I would have just shot the other party and got away with it v.s. conflict avoidance.
When you remove accountability for mistakes, you get more mistakes. Imagine that!
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