Another Cop shooting, this time vs. flag pole
Should the cop used the taser over the pistol in this situation? Seem very risky in close combat situations like this. Look how fast that guy was, he was like one of those Olympic runners.
Another Cop shooting, this time vs. flag pole
Should the cop used the taser over the pistol in this situation? Seem very risky in close combat situations like this. Look how fast that guy was, he was like one of those Olympic runners.
Yeah that one looks pretty clean. The cop doesn't do anything that would seem to aggravate the situation, he does not draw his gun until after the person has picked up a weapon, he seems to issue a challenge, and he doesn't fire until after the guy has swung the pole trying to hit him.
He only fires twice, very reasonable for someone likely in fear for their life, and immediately calls it in.
Now, I would rather cops did not carry guns, and it is possible this could have been resolved with a non-lethal weapon. But if cops are going to be armed, they need to be governed by strict usage procedure. Most of the issues we see with American cops is them being insanely trigger happy- drawing guns without provocation, not issuing any sort of coherent challenge, firing without good cause and blatting off insane amounts of rounds that indicate a lack of control.
None of that seems to apply here.
Originally posted by Bashar Teg
yeah i remember the good ol days when a cop felt safe when being charged at with a weapon. he'd be like "put that down ya knucklehead! NOW GET OUTTA HERE, YOU!".
Nah, in those days they'd still of shot him too. But in today's climate with dumb pieces of shit attacking cops just for being cops...a cop isn't even going to hesitate. People should know better, but then what can you expect from criminals?
Originally posted by Lestov16Wow, your the only person to point that out. I guess everyone who posted before you are blind dip shits, huh? Racist.
Bait/spite thread. Certain people are clearly trying to use this one case of obviously justified use of force to discredit the wave of police brutality reports that keep surfacing.
Originally posted by The NuulI'm no rocket surgeon, but I feel confident in saying him holding a metal pole would not increase the voltage of the taser.
The cop did what his training and gut told him to do, and he did so correctly. That was the right move, the guy kept going at the cop, tasering the guy with a metal pole? That wouldn't have worked, the guy would have most likely died from this.