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His mindset has nothing to do with it (or shouldn't). The legal (criminal) standard is whether or not his actions were reasonable given the circumstances, everything else should be saved for civil court.
All of the chest thumping macho BS in the world, regardless how idiotic it may be, does not render a reasonable use of force unreasonable. Just as the best of intentions do not render an unreasonable use of force reasonable. Its either lawful or its not and the yardstick is Graham V Connor.