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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Not fire 10 shots in a relatively crowded area at a suspect with obvious mental instability?
Can cops not move backwards? There are two of them, neither can use less lethal means?
Is it justifiable to just shoot someone when the job becomes difficult?
Nah, let's just empty our magazines into this guy, he is scary. Another justifiable shooting to be investigated internally.
One unstable guy with a knife vs. 2 guns, 2 batons, 2 tazers, 2 pepper sprays and two police officers trained in subduing armed and unarmed perps, with a vehicle, in broad daylight surrounded by civilians.
Nope, shoot him 8 or 10 times, because I gave him an order and he didn't comply.
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Again, that was answered above.
I actually don't even know where to start with this. Ya, they shot him because the job was "difficult". If by difficult you mean a guy is advancing with a knife yelling kill me difficult, than ya, I'd say that's difficult. At what point would you use lethal force Flash? Maybe take one stab wound then shoot? Is 15 feet close enough? 10? 5? So you retreat? To where? Behind your car? Then what? Where's your line?
But clearly you know what you're talking about based on real life experience and training. Carry on.