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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
When viewed in context of what this cop did...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOT7kdc2ZME
It looks like the guy with the screw driver should have been given a bit more of a chance. But I can't say it was as unjust as all the other murders. |
Sorry, I can't watch the video so I don't know the context. But what type of chance can you give? They didn't shoot until he appears to move towards him with the last clear picture of the screwdriver being firm in his hand. It's not the best video, but it does at the very least show that the cops were in a dangerous situation and both of them felt it necessary to use force.
People like to to mention the time it took for the police to shoot as though they should have given him a time limit to drop the weapon, maybe 30 seconds or something, but all it takes from that distance is half a second to reach the officer. Or they like to mention it was it a screwdriver as though that's going to stop it from breaking through our very squishy flesh. It's unfortunate, again I very rarely believe anyone deserves to die - especially a mentally ill man not thinking clearly - but that does not mean it wasn't a situation that I can blame the officers for protecting themselves.