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BocaHoo91

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I'm OK with the use of deadly force for someone brandishing


a knife, bat, etc, that is an immediate threat to the police or others. I've seen cases where the interpretation of "immediate threat" left me scratching my head... there was a case of someone on a college campus (I think) who was surrounded by cops and was shot while just walking in the parking lot with a knife and refusing to comply to their commands. Watching the video, he did not appear to be an immediate threat to the police or anyone else. I thought the use off deadly force in that case was unwarranted. But if you charge the police with a knife, they should be able to shoot to kill and I'm not going to second guess the number of rounds needed.

All that said, I think we should study how countries in Europe handle these situations because they have FAR further police shootings than us, and it's not like people in Europe don't have access to knives (I get that our national sickness with guns leads to more police shootings, but knives?)

(In response to this post by Tuckahokie)

Posted: 10/28/2020 at 10:14AM



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