[TheUrinator]

Justified. He had a weapon and was not complying. If the guy would have entered the store, took a hostage and slit their throat everyone would have bitched about the cops not acting. If the police just wanted to kill him, they could have done so much earlier.

[akyan]

terrible camera work, worthless

[kasapin]

now he will become a hero... and few more blacks will die while protesting... everytime it is the same shit...

[journey2xl]

Serious question for anyone who actually knows........is there anything non toxic that can be shot at a person that disables them immediately? Like a blow dart with anaesthesia (just an example....not a real suggestion).......With this case I can see why they shot......but it seems like there are some people who aren't altered by tazer's....is there anything fast acting that subdue a person?

Some people are evil and seek out destruction.....but I believe there are many who are misunderstood and if the situation could be de escalated.....somehow.....it could prevent a lot of this....maybe....

[Overlord86]

Originally Posted by TheUrinator ↗

Justified. He had a weapon and was not complying. If the guy would have entered the store, took a hostage and slit their throat everyone would have bitched about the cops not acting. If the police just wanted to kill him, they could have done so much earlier.

What cop in his right mind wants to shoot, or even use force against a black male these days?
Doesn't matter how justified you are, your city will burn.
Wisconsin is burning tonight because of an officer involved shooting.
Once he made the attempt to enter the gas station he became a threat to everyone in the store. This was a suicide by cop with a few extra steps.

[camaromike]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

Dozens of protesters and mourners gathered Saturday evening to demand justice at the spot where a 31-year-old Black man was killed by Lafayette, Louisiana, police in a hail of gunfire as he was walking away.

“Today I’m only asking for accountability. You know why? Because it was transparent what happened yesterday. It was a murder that took place,” said Ronald Haley, an attorney representing the family of T P, who died outside a Shell gas station in Lafayette.

The vigil led to a march on the Evangeline Thruway, where Lafayette Parish deputies reportedly used smoke canisters and flash bangs to disperse the crowd, which was stopping traffic.

On Friday, officers fired 11 bullets at him as he approached the door of the gas station with a knife in hand, according to authorities. A shocking video of the shooting that showed him walking away from police as he was gunned down quickly sparked outrage, and Louisiana State Police are now investigating the incident.

[DanteAntonelli]

Originally Posted by journey2xl ↗

Serious question for anyone who actually knows........is there anything non toxic that can be shot at a person that disables them immediately? Like a blow dart with anaesthesia (just an example....not a real suggestion).......With this case I can see why they shot......but it seems like there are some people who aren't altered by tazer's....is there anything fast acting that subdue a person?

Some people are evil and seek out destruction.....but I believe there are many who are misunderstood and if the situation could be de escalated.....somehow.....it could prevent a lot of this....maybe....

The only thing I can imagine is an opsin-rhodopsin blocker that was capable of instantly disabling these protein binding properties in a temporary way, leaving the suspect unable to see for while.

[DanteAntonelli]

Originally Posted by TheUrinator ↗

Justified. He had a weapon and was not complying. If the guy would have entered the store, took a hostage and slit their throat everyone would have bitched about the cops not acting. If the police just wanted to kill him, they could have done so much earlier.

True, there is a video on here of a guy with a knife that was threatening several cops on a sidewalk, there was a disabled woman nearby as the event was unfolding, the hesitation of the cops to shoot the suspect allowed him to get close to the woman and take her hostage, then the dumbass cops had to shoot the suspect but in the process they also killed the poor old woman.
They definitely had to shoot him much earlier taking into consideration there was innocent people within reach of the deranged guy.

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

Originally Posted by journey2xl ↗

Serious question for anyone who actually knows........is there anything non toxic that can be shot at a person that disables them immediately? Like a blow dart with anaesthesia (just an example....not a real suggestion).......With this case I can see why they shot......but it seems like there are some people who aren't altered by tazer's....is there anything fast acting that subdue a person?

No. That's just Hollywood bullshit. Most sedative dosages have to be fairly precise according to body weight: Too little and it won't be effective, too much and it's fatal. Plus there's probably also the question of storage, as in it wouldn't keep very well sitting on a cop's belt or in his car all day.

[OhJstFkOffAlrdy]

P.S. Totally justifiable shooting. Dude had already caused a disturbance at another convenience store and the cops had already followed him for about half a mile after making contact with him.