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In reply to the discussion: Another Police Killing: Disabled Black Man Holding a Spoon. Racists Online Cheer. [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)10. You analyzing with knowledge that the officer did not possess.
He did not know the individual had mental illness. More importantly, if attacked by someone mentally ill, the officer would be just as dead or injured. Further, a knife is equally capable of killing an officer as a firearm.
The man was also in a private garage in the middle of the night waiving a metal object. It is hardly surprising that the officer perceived the man as a dangerous threat that required a split second decision concerning his safety and that of the homeowner.
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Another Police Killing: Disabled Black Man Holding a Spoon. Racists Online Cheer. [View all]
eridani
Dec 2014
OP
Why can't they fire a warning shot or use a taser first? Why always a kill shot? nt
Quixote1818
Dec 2014
#3
Because warning shots are usually illegal and tasers don't have a 100% success rate
Lurks Often
Dec 2014
#5
I would add that the incident occurred in the garage of a private home in the middle of the night.
branford
Dec 2014
#9
thanks for some rational thought . . . it is lacking around here in these days of
DrDan
Dec 2014
#12
If a mentally disabled man was in a strangers garage in the middle of the night,
branford
Dec 2014
#15
I certainly have no objection to a thorough investigation to confirm the officer's account.
branford
Dec 2014
#29
Why do you always, without exception, believe the police account of the situation?
nomorenomore08
Dec 2014
#26