And no one at all disagrees with them.
I'm not sure what you think I'm supposed to see. Have I once said the dead girl had not appeared to be about to stab the other girl?
I also said given the cop's options and training, he did what he was trained to do. The victim was not in position to slit the girl in pink's throat. She was obviously in position to stab the girl in pink.
Perhaps you are conflating my posts where I referred to cops shooting mentally ill people with knives when the person was not near anyone.
Cops do that. You don't drop the knife, they shoot regardless of how close the knife wielder is to anyone. I gave those as other examples that shoot to kill might not have been the best option.
Given that is the cop's body cam it even looks like the girl's ass was a much larger target than the chest.
Anyways there was very little time between when he decided to shoot and the 2nd girl could've been seriously wounded or killed. I don't think deciding on an ass shot was appropriate given the circumstances. And any circumstance where there was time, I find it unlikely that a less lethal option could've been chosen instead.
Yep, that's my only post in this thread.
Amazing repetition of the same BS.
I'm pretty sure the cop was close enough to whack her on the head if he had tried.
Go back to the video, the girl's ass/thighs were a much larger target.
And no one at all disagrees with them.
I don't know why several of you post this argument as if it is the final word. Gosh, why don't I cave to such obvious expertise as cops in the US who learned the shoot to kill or don't shoot mantra and can't let go of it?
If you are lunging at a person with a knife like in this case, you don't lunge for the throat. But yes, stab and slit are two completely different actions."The girl who died was not in any physical position to be able to slit the throat of the girl she was attacking."
Highlighted: Ummm maybe we're just quibbling but perhaps puncture her throat rather than slice is more accurate
Underlined: yeah you and me would agree in that situation, and we could probably find plenty of bodycam shooting videos where I'd say yes, police could've chosen another option, or just waited. Theres no need to shoot a knife wielder if they are not brandishing a knife at someone in their immediate vicinity.
What do you mean by "center mass" when referring to the place to aim because it is a larger target than say aiming at a person's head?
I have given detailed reasoning multiple times not just because I said so. And what has been offered as the rebuttal? Because others said so.
I didn't question the individual's training.
No, just no. But it explains why there is only holding positions in the thread rather than discussing the actual issues.
