And the only reason I brought up the whole "shooting him in the limbs" thing is because the victim was running so slowly. This wasn't a high speed chase. The cop had time and the victim was in close enough proximity for the cop to shoot to destabilize him and not shoot to kill.

But then again, the cop should have just ran after him to begin with.

If he is too f*ing lazy to commence a chase on foot, then he shouldn't be a cop to begin with. He should be working at a desk.