Agree for the most part, I was assuming they have a lawful reason for contact when they had him on the ground as well when they attempted to tase him.
That's a very risky assumption.
Why not keep the knife in your pocket while engaged with the police?
I hope for that officer's sake, you're right. From what you can see in the video, it looks pretty bad. I mean really bad actually. Just damn.
Because in a deadly force situation, officers are not trained to shoot tires. They are trained to shoot center of mass. That's why. And there is a reason for that. It's called dead officers of the past who shot to wound or warn.
As I said earlier, mere possession of the knife does not in and of itself warrant lethal force. The courts are starting to take a much harder look at officer induced exigencies.
Agreed posession of a knife doesnt warrant lethal force. I was simply pointing out it might be a real good time to put that down or leave it in your pocket.
Or he was attempting to control him before he got into a vehicle. Shoot the tires out, LOL, I hope you were kidding.
It is quite amazing how poor many officers are at de-escalation. In fact, many don't even understand the term. The knee jerk reaction is typically "we'll hug it out", when in reality the term de-escalation means you use time, space, and tactics to slow down the pace of the encounter.
That won't stop everyone from jumping to conclusions from either side of the spectrum.
Shocker.
When a segment of your society feels completely disenfranchised, this is what you get. The U.S. was born out of a revolt over taxation, so let's keep this in perspective.
The act of shooting someone in the back may very well be warranted. The guy may have told the cops "I'm getting in the car and every kid in there is going to die". He may have been reaching for a gun. Or, it may have been completely unjustified and the cop will be wearing an orange jumpsuit.
