I completely agree with you, Ray. I'm not in law enforcement myself, but I do have friends who are and I have taken college law enforcement courses when I thought I wanted to be an officer, and I can relate with you about the memories that you can't get rid of. There are some pictures I saw in class that I won't forget, and my friends are remembering images that they saw first-hand... I can't imagine what that's like... I've only seen one person die and it was an elderly lady that some friends of mine and I got out of a burning house. Her husband made it out, but he couldn't go back in for her because of his age and her failing health. We managed to get her out but due to her health problems she died soon after because of smoke inhalation. I will never forget that night. And as far as the people who are ridiculing this poor officer, I can't see how they have any right to accuse him of anything without being put in that position themselves. I also don't see how they don't realize that (and please don't take this the wrong way) maybe it was for the best in the situation. The man was stopped and like you said the 17 year old girl was released. It's a shame that it happened the way it did, but at least some good has come from it. I can't help thinking that that little girl's death may have, at the very least, allowed the other girl a chance at a fuller life. And who knows, that girl may grow up to be our first female president or hold some other important position. IMO, things don't just happen for no reason. It may seem horrible now, but there can be good to come of it in the future. Plus if it weren't for the gun-weilding, kidnapping nut this wouldn't have happened in the first place. I would say that is where the blame needs to be placed, not on a police officer trying to do his best to protect the people of Los Angeles.