This is exactly why you NEVER EVER call the police. Defund these motherfuckers.
Defund the police not the answer. Demilitarise them instead. Training.
There is a failure across the board to enforce the law. Murder no doubt so prosecute. Enforce the laws already in place. Especially politicians and those on the public payroll.
This case is a severe lack of training. If they saw boiling water as a potential weapon then don't tell the potential threat to pick it up, not rocket science. There was no reason for them to draw their weapons.
If you take away weapons from the police you are defunding them.
I disagree that it's a lack of training. it's nothing more than a coward who became a cop and there are tons of them out there.
The cop was scared. That's why he shot her. Take away his weapons and he'll be even more scared. Train him not to be scared of boiling water? Good luck!