When To Shoot? Capitol Shooting Raises Questions About Force

When To Shoot? Capitol Shooting Raises Questions About Force
A damaged Capitol Hill police car is surrounded by crime scene tape after a car chase and shooting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. A woman driving a black Infiniti with a young child inside tried to ram through a White House barricade Thursday, then led police on a chase that ended in gunfire outside the Capitol, witnesses and officials said. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
A damaged Capitol Hill police car is surrounded by crime scene tape after a car chase and shooting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. A woman driving a black Infiniti with a young child inside tried to ram through a White House barricade Thursday, then led police on a chase that ended in gunfire outside the Capitol, witnesses and officials said. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

When someone tries to ram through barriers at two of the nation's most highly protected facilities, do officers shoot?

What if the driver's car is carrying a powerful bomb? Or what if the driver is unarmed and has a child?

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