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Hoodafan

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Why they didn't have tasers or other non-lethal weapons, and why they shot


when he was still so far away from them (relative to only having a knife) seem like very valid questions to ask.

Like you said, there are valid times when you must shoot a knife wielding man that isn't stopping, and it may not have made for a different result in the end, but when he's still 7-10 feet away doesn't seem like an imminent threat to life to me.

I don't really have an issue with the number of rounds fired. I've never been a cop or in that situation, but I would think once you start shooting, you don't stop until you know you can. Now if 5 of those shots were made when he's already on the ground, then that's a valid concern.

(In response to this post by Hoobedoobedoo)

Posted: 10/28/2020 at 10:36AM



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