Since the last attack, the hospital experienced another violent incident. Although the police responded in a timely manner, someone attempted to enter the laboratory and even took a professor hostage. Such an incident could not be dismissed as trivial.
It was particularly shocking for viewers that the live broadcast cameras captured the scene of Kusanagi Ritsuko drawing her gun to shoot. The audience found this extremely stimulating.
However, for the higher-ups at the Metropolitan Police Department, it was also too stimulating.
They could accept the police shooting at a criminal, although being broadcast live on TV with police drawing guns and shooting at a criminal holding a hostage, would invite criticism. But at least legally, the action stood on solid ground. Showing a bit of a tough stance from the Metropolitan Police Department wasn't necessarily a bad thing.