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Originally Posted by dissentowner
I know the evidence. I know that everything the officer did in the situation according to the laws set out by the CC and the PSA was lawful. I know that the director of the SIU is a cop hating dick and that the organization is broken and that they are doing this under pressure from the public. I also know that this officer is going to win, I guarantee he will be found not guilty. Do you honestly believe they will set a case law precedence where police when confronted with a hostile suspect with a knife will not defend themselves or protect the public because they are afraid of a murder charge? What did the officer do wrong here?
Suspect had a knife. Suspect was told repeatedly to drop weapon. Suspect was told he would be shot if he approached and moved toward officer. Suspect moved toward officer. Officer eliminated the threat which is what he was taught. He was not taught to shoot and then check to see if suspect was hurt, maimed, compliant or anything else, he was taught to eliminate the threat.
When a cop has to kill somebody (and believe me that officer did not want to, no officer does) everybody is in this I hate the police state but when somebody personally needs one they are ok. It pisses me off. What the hell was the police officer supposed to do, wait for the guy to stab somebody?
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I have a hard time believing that the charges are brought against him for the first three shots, but rather the last six, which were made a significant period of time after the first three shots. I doubt that the police officer wanted to kill anyone but his direct actions lead to someone dying. I think it is possible to justify the first three shots but the last six were where most everyone would find the issue. The guy wasn't at risk of stabbing anyone at the time, he was on a streetcar and didn't make any sudden lunging movements or do anything which would cause me as an armchair quarterback to think that the officer was at risk at any time. It was just a weird situation in general.