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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

As I said, not a single policeman that I can find has been killed in N America with a knife, and yet thousands of suspects with knives have been shot dead, thousands.

Having someone threaten you with a knife is not pleasant, being attacked with a knife isn't nice either, I have had both happen but I don't have the luxury of a gun, a taser, a night stick, a Kevlar vest, a partner to assist me and a radio to bring back up in a seconds to minutes in most situations, I just had to retreat and deescalate things, something the cops can do just as easily.

And i would suggest that the reason for this is.....because the cops shot them before getting stabbed.