[SATAN12345]

Originally Posted by Sick Sense ↗

If you think that was a justified shooting, I am so glad you aren't a police officer.

If you can't take the heat, get the fuck out of the kitchen. If a staggering man with a pen makes you shoot him from 15 get away, you need a new career. If a concealed carry citizen did that, he would be in jail and Obama would be talking about stricter gun laws on tv, again.

This.

[Brandonkf7]

Murder. Plain and simple. Just because he felt bad afterwards don't mean shit. Everyone feels bad after omitting crime. Cops should not get free passes

[Yanni]

well, it is said that the pen is mightier than the sword, so...self defence

[mvh2011]

Originally Posted by WH Bonney ↗

Well said. I can't think a tazer wouldn't have worked, but I know the Tueller Drill well, and that is all most cops are thinking about from their training. That guy could lunge and one stab and the cop is done. Not having ever been a cop though, I can't understand, why in that case, a leg shot wouldn't have done the trick. I mean, in some cases, staying behind the car or the door of the car would've been enough to just buy some time to figure it the fuck out. Either way, it's just another way we don't teach people how to interact with cops. We have rules to cross the street, own a dog, and even ordinances on what you can and can't have in your yard, but we don't even have a pamphlet on "Put your fucking hands up so you don't get shot in a dark alley because you don't speak English."

i think the whole leg shot thing doesnt work because its a potential law suit. if you are using a deadly weapon its because "deadly force is necessary" therefore if you purposely shoot to injur or maim then you didnt need deadly force. from the officers perspective his suspect HAD a knife and was walking towards him, i woulda shot, still would be a mistake. look up videos of police training against knife attacks. an attacker 10 feet away is faster then the average officers time to draw a weapon.