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Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll
To your first point, the video shows that it was a confined area hemmed in by vehicles near the front door. The police in that case are responsible for safeguarding not only their lives, but the life of the mother. Since the subject was so close to the officers, it would have taken a split second for him to lunge forward and stab someone.
As for the Michael Brown situation. You failed to mention the physical altercation and the attempt to gain control of Darren Wilson's gun. Both of which were undoubtedly huge factors in the grand jury's decisions in that case.
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There was a Physical altercation. It was never proven without a doubt that it was over the officers firearm. Presumably it was but only one person involved that lived to tell the tale.