Now it's a hate crime???
WTF are you talking about? You would have done the same damn thing if you were in his shoes. Since when is a knife not an issue when you plan to use it on someone? You say 8 shots? There were 7, let's keep exaggerating the amount of shots fired. Face it, the guy was a real POS, he got what he was looking for. He'll probably get a nice settlement from the city. He just won the lotto in his mind. People like you keep coddling these criminals. Can't wait until they turn on you, and they will. Just a matter of time.