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Well, a conventional handgun IS a deadly weapon, which is why he died after being shot. Not sure what this has to do with a "shoot to kill" policy. Do such policies turn conventional handguns into water pistols?This video shows he was coming at them at the time he was shot:I'm thinkin cops don't wake up in the morning wanting to kill some knife waving nut case, it would suck to be a cop in this hate filled victim fest created by the left wing.
It sucks because the police departments don't do enough to get rid of the 1% of trigger happy cowboys that make the rest look bad.
In this case, the area was secured of any bystanders, they had the suspect contained and while he had a knife, the blade was not extended.
This was an excessive use of force.
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"Contained" in this case means he is still unobstructed from coming right at them like he did. A rough estimate places him about 10 feet away (could be more or less). A quick review of Surviving Edged Weapons indicates that delivering 2 rounds against an attacker (who has an edged weapon) with the cop's firearm drawn, ready, and pointed requires at least 10 feet, so it looks like the cops were about right. The distance is much longer against a suspect with a gun.
Looks to me like the imbecile had a death wish and likely wasn't following directions. It also seems like the cops are under a policy of shoot to kill.
What policy are you talking about? I've never heard of a "shoot to kill" policy. I'd say the cops acted reasonably in this situation based on the evidence presented.
I hear JoeBlow whining about bad training, deescalation, guns, and homos, but I see very little regarding what the cops should have done. The guy was coming at them and appeared to be at around the point where any closer would mean the cops wouldn't even have enough time to react. So what's JoeBlow's suggestion?
Okay, I could be wrong but he did drop like a sack of potatoes, it looked like kill shots to me, right or wrong procedure...