RE: Philly Clusterphunky
October 28, 2020 at 4:50 pm
(This post was last modified: October 28, 2020 at 4:50 pm by Brian37.)
(October 27, 2020 at 9:23 pm)brewer Wrote:(October 27, 2020 at 8:26 pm)SUNGULA Wrote: I'm arguing from the fact of why should he trust the cops wouldn't? and they have in other instances. If either way he gets shot neither is the safer option if the result is you wind up dead.
I disagree
The odds are better with dropping the knife, or even better, not picking up the knife to begin with. I don't know all of the details but someone called to police for a reason. When the police arrived the reason appeared to be a guy threatening people with a knife, who refused to drop the knife.
Sometimes the responsibility/liability falls on the offender, including death.
Even the mentally ill? You do know his father said he had mental health issues and was on medicine?
I am sorry, but just because someone is armed doesn't mean you always have to kill them. And again, there are plenty of cases where cops successfully disarm people without killing them.
Deadly force should always be a last resort, but in America it has become far to often a hair trigger default.
