@dood111 said
LOOK AT THE VIDEO and get back to us.
The officers had no choice.
You are being intellectually dishonest with that "you weren't there" baloney.
Why does this happen in the US... frequently... and nearly nowhere else?
Why doesn’t the cop use a taser?
I can’t watch the video. How is the man holding the knife? Is he actually running? Is he walking? Is he responsive at all?
Surely cops are trained how to handle situations like this with a minimum of force?
I’ve been attacked by people with knives (2 seperate incidents) and not once have I shot anyone over it. Or even been scratched with the knife (although, admittadely, I did manage to stab myself with my new chef’s knife a few weeks ago).
And you do realise this shooting isn’t an incident, don’t you? It’s an act with a country-breaking backdrop of acts, violence and frustration. Without even pointing fingers at who is to blame, there’s so much testosterone in the air and nobody calming the situation that every mistake, misjudgement or preceived injustice just fans the flames.
It’s so volatile you really don’t want cops shooting people at the moment. Justified or not.