[Invectrum]

I remember seeing an American Cop shooting 'a guy with a knife' 13 times then cuffing the dead motherfucker.

[FuManBoobs]

Originally Posted by 5yn ↗

No reason to enable these types of dangerous people just because they're "mentally ill."

Are you referring to the police or the chap they shot dead?

[horsecs]

The crazy nut's no friend of mine. Take him down.

[DRZrider]

pussy ass cops!!! beat him with your extendo bats you fuckin ******* dont shoot him

[bob351]

What is with people and the shoot to wound... you only shoot to kill.

[Hanze]

Originally Posted by bob351 ↗

What is with people and the shoot to wound... you only shoot to kill.

I would think most attempts to shoot to wound would end up just being a very slow and painful killshot... just a guess

[bob351]

That or end up with a missed shot and a dead officer.

[Desensitisation]

Crazy person with knife? Yeah, the cops did us a favour this time.

[slaver]

Originally Posted by 5yn ↗

Couple points:

A person with a knife is extremely dangerous. A person can run 20 feet and stab you with a knife before most people can unholster the gun, nevertheless get a shot off.

Second, a taser has an inherent problem: there are not one but two prongs that come out, with one coming out at [I believe] a 10 degree angle downward. This is what makes the electrical connection that shocks you. With a guy holding a knife and coming at you, you simply can't endanger your own safety by getting close enough to him to accurately use the taser and ensure both prongs will hook on.

I do think three shots were arguably excessive, as one probably would've stopped the threat. In CCW classes we're taught to shoot three times as we unholster and extend out, basically going for lower midsection, center of mass, and upper chest or head. But for a cop whose gun is already unholstered and aimed, I think it's likely one well placed shot would've stopped the threat.

Still, personally, I'd rather a person like this be in the ground, anyway. No reason to enable these types of dangerous people just because they're "mentally ill."

leg shot?

[dreamsneverend]

Originally Posted by KellBell0793 ↗

One bullet in the shoulder would of done him good, they didn't have to kill a mentally ill person

This isn't the movies, you don't just shoot people in limbs or weapons out of hands in real life.