re: Justification for shootings by cops...

If you resist arrest and have a gun then the police have a right to do whatever they need to do to protect themselves. When someone resist arrest, the police will try to restrain you and in the "heat of battle" you never know what will happen. If you don't want to get shot by the police then don't resist.

If you feel the reason you are being stopped is not justified, the only way you can keep yourself safe is to comply. Do you think you will argue your way out of it? If you resist, it makes you look suspect.