The manner in which Hotch carried out the killing was a little extreme-beating Foyet to death. But he had just killed Haley, had previously killed 29 other people, had stabbed Hotch, and taunted Hotch with the fact that he was going to kill Jack. Hotch conceivably could have subdued him, arrested him and Foyet could have gone back to prison. However, Hotch knew that Foyet had already escaped once, which lead to Haley dying. He wasn't going to take the chance that Foyet could escape again-leading to the chance that any more people would die. He knew Foyet wouldn't stop until Hotch and Jack were dead or he was dead. Hotch made that choice gladly. Frankly, I would have done the same thing.
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The manner in which Hotch carried out the killing was a little extreme-beating Foyet to death. But he had just killed Haley, had previously killed 29 other people, had stabbed Hotch, and taunted Hotch with the fact that he was going to kill Jack. Hotch conceivably could have subdued him, arrested him and Foyet could have gone back to prison. However, Hotch knew that Foyet had already escaped once, which lead to Haley dying. He wasn't going to take the chance that Foyet could escape again-leading to the chance that any more people would die. He knew Foyet wouldn't stop until Hotch and Jack were dead or he was dead. Hotch made that choice gladly. Frankly, I would have done the same thing.