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Body cam video of an LEO involved shooting
Bucket:
Interesting. I noted that they guy had his weapon drawn before he even entered the house. That tells me there was probably something going on beforehand that we don't know or don't get to see. In these things, context is everything.
Based on what we saw, the cop was being approached by a guy with a knife and clearly felt threatened. We can speculate all day about what could have been done differently, but not knowing the entire scenario it's not all that productive.
The one solid takeaway: Don't bring a knife to a gunfight.
JTH:
--- Quote from: sjwsti on January 17, 2014, 07:27:30 PM ---Suicide is against the law.
--- End quote ---
Hm. Sure about that? Or merely instead that attempted suicide is a legal justification for police use of force?
Used to be "illegal"---isn't in many states now. Instead, ground for pysch eval, etc---but NOT a criminal act.
Statute/citation showing it is a criminal act? I'm curious if there if one, because I couldn't find it.
Gumby:
Odd that the LEO kept calling for backup while simultaneously escalating the situation. He unilaterally confronts the perp by rounding the corner to the kitchen, then calls again for BU once he stirs the perp to action. This might have been an interesting bean-bag shot gun happening that everyone survived.
That was one slow moving zombie. But credit the LEO with accuracy... one story indicates he shot the dude five times so he's 5 for 5 in this encounter. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jan/03/no-charges-filed-cda-officer-shooting/. That's got to be an all-time, nation-wide LEO record.
Back on topic: I've gone thru mental scenarios of encounters with intruders in our home environment, and now need to realign my thinking. Clearly, I'm far too liberal in my recognition of what a "deadly threat" is, plus I never imagined having the luxury of so much time to decide to shoot. And forget the immediate follow-up shot strategy... I wanna learn the Cinco Tap too. 8)
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