Sad for the family and the officer. My prayers go out to both

Suicide by cop?

Very sad.
Hopefully those that question the integrity and service of our police department will now also support them now.

The cruds who immediately vilified the police without knowing the details can go crawl back under their dark dank rocks now.

thoughts and prayers to all involved.

Yes, raven, suicide by cop:
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It is extremely sad, if it really is a case of suicide by cop. May his family find peace and comfort in this community that cares.
Always thankful to the police force - can't imagine what it's like to have your life threatened in your line of work on a regular basis.

The most unwanted and sad outcome for the family and the Police Officer. Police Officers I know and have known are not looking to shoot their weapons and kill someone. The aftermath is terrible for all. Those who judge most likely never walked in an officer's shoes. Only those at the scene, as it all went down, know what happened. I support Pleasanton Police and Officer Batt. I am saddened for the family who will need to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. Likewise, Officer Batt and the PPD will also need to do this.

It's a tragedy all the way around. Too bad for the deceased person's family and very unfortunate for the policeman who was put in this position. It's a reminder how much danger and uncertainty there is in being a policeman. Perhaps we should remember this when so many are so anxious to jump on the black lives matter bandwagon. Being a cop is a challenging job.

Very sorry for all the families involved. I wish police had access to some type of reliable non-lethal alternative. I don't believe there is anything on the market that I would trust in a handgun situation like this. But this is probably a man who would have looked back at this outburst in a few hours, and wouldn't have recognized himself. Terrible waste.

We live in a challenging world today, we must have boundaries placed in life in order to attain respect and integrity for all society but also protection of life. I feel our Police Department deserves our highest regard and respect as they risk their lives to protect each citizen within a community. You must ask yourself what if I were faced with a situation of life and death and only seconds to respond ...time is critical you must react to protect yourself. I feel it is time for those who complain to ride with a police officer not just one day but a week and experience what it is like in our world today...you may find yourself viewing things in favor of our dedicated police. It is a thankless job...today I salute and thank each officer who serves with integrity and honesty, those who truly care about life, about you and I. Robin

Was it a weapon or a toy? I am glad there is video.
A good man, our neighbor, a loving father, and husband, was killed. The officers followed their training and it lead to an unnecessary death, change the training. A cops life is not more valuable than a good civilian in crisis. To those of you thanking the police for killing this man, there is no villain but also no hero here, you give therm permission to kill anyone.
PP, You do not decide what I think or say.
Police use new training tactics to avoid deadly shootings
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Mike is using IP switching to like his own post multiple times. [removed]

The Pleasanton Weekly is still vilifying the police by writing "The lieutenant alleged Estill ignored police commands to drop the apparent firearm." Alleged? Really?

Police are trained to stop a threat by shooting to kill. That's the way it should be. Sounds like they gave the perp every reasonable opportunity. Cops lives matter. Sorry the officer has to live with this but it's a tough job.

@Mike -- "A cops life is not more valuable than a good civilian in crisis." Bull****! No "good civilian" would EVER point a weapon or a toy at a cop and deserve to be called a good person. I don't care if it was a plastic water gun, if it looks like a gun that "good civilian" just signed his own death warrant. The life of ANY cop is worth exponentially more than the life of any person who would point a weapon at a cop.

Good for officer Batt. May he get through this crisis quickly and be back out there defending our lives. Well, maybe Mike should just defend himself.

Hitler also believed the State should not be questioned and people with mental illness should be executed. Many Pleasanton community members have given testimony to the fact that this was a good man. For some reason he was in a mental state that left him unable to act rationally. As the officer in this video states officers should be trained to deal with citizens in need.
Police use new training tactics to avoid deadly shootings: Web Link

Because this thread went way off topic and was reduced to name-calling, it has been closed.