It's going to be a tough fight for this officer. Shooting an unarmed drunk man that had resisted arrest and fired a non lethal taser at him.

If the taser had hit the officer the gun he had could be used against him by the drunk guy or an angry onlooker.

If I was this police officer I would've let him go when he resisted my attempt to handcuff him. I would already have his car, identification and video of his crimes. I would call in the fleeing suspects location and direction of travel and keep my distance. The charges would just add up for this man as he continued to evade capture. He could also commit more crimes while on the run.

This would go against my training etc but at least I would be going home a free man. Even if I was fired from my job.

I'm not saying apathy is the solution but that's where this is heading. Only 18 percent of arrest in Seattle are actually put in front of a judge. The rest are either not charged and let go or don't show up for court and the charges are dropped. The police there ignore crimes and know some of the criminals by name. One store called 911 599 times in the first year it was opened and only a few violent shoplifters were charged. Now the police ignore shoplifting calls and all other non-violent crimes. They say they are just giving the city their time for money. They have lost their desire to be the person the once were.

This attitude could spread across the country if the police are the ones being handcuffed and charged.

Maybe the police need a different approach and additional training? Maybe the suspects need to stop fighting the police if they're innocent and want to live? The guilty ones will probably keep fighting until they see others being let go and racking up long prison sentences for their efforts when they are caught or give up running?

I'm not going to find any facts I've submitted. I do have some apathy of my own. This is just my $0.02