Police stun man weilding chainsaw (DV)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20131217/NEWS/131218917/1016#police-stun-man-weilding-chainsaw

By Maggie O’Brien

Bellevue police shot a man with a stun gun Tuesday who refused to put down a running chainsaw during a fight with his girlfriend.

Police were called to a house in the 700 block of South 28th Street about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. A woman told officers that she had been physically assaulted by her boyfriend throughout the day and received minor injuries, Bellevue police said.

In a press release, the department said police spotted a man inside the house grab a knife from the kitchen. Soon after, they heard the sound of a chainsaw coming from the basement.

The officers went to the basement and found Michael Nordmeyer holding the chainsaw, turning it off and on. He had several self-inflicted injuries on his body, police said.

FULL story at link.

[tblue37]

1. At least this seems a reasonable Tasering. But I immediately thought of the one-armed,

one-legged guy in a wheelchair shot to death by a cop because he was "threatening" another cop with a weapon--a ballpoint pen. If a guy with a chainsaw can be handled without shooting him to death, then the ballpoint pen wielding, wheelchair bound man with only two limbs probably could have been handled without being shot.

[Logical]

2. Good for the cops. Many would just open fire and empty their guns. n-t

[4bucksagallon]

3. Good thing he didn't have toy gun then all bets are off as to shoot or stun.