Another young AA man shot by police in St Louis.

[panader0]

Help us all.

Just watching on CNN.

[el_bryanto]

1. Is this the same case referenced here?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025412484

If so it sounds like a different situation.

Bryant

[villager]

2. This is going to be a rough night there...

n/t

[MohRokTah]

3. St. Louis Chief of Police gave a very professional press conference.

Allegedly involved in a theft.

Brandished a knife.

Said "Kill me, shoot me now."

Witnesses concurred.

May have video from convenience store and will share as soon as available (both indoor and outdoor).

Two cops shot.

Victim is deceased. (yeah, the police chief called him a victim).

Requests any cell phone video of the incident be shared ASAP.

The St. Louis Chief of Police was a refreshing contrast to the idiot from Ferguson.

Based upon what is currently known, the individual may have had some mental instability and this amy have been a case of suicide by cop.

[panader0]

5. What I can't understand is why the cops have to KILL.

Can't they take the perp down without shooting them so many times? Tasers, gas, leg shot?
The kettle is on the boil.

[Rex]

6. They aim center mass, just like the military does.

There is no second chance...as soon as you seem threatening to a cop, then it is life over. Thanks for playing.

[MohRokTah]

8. PRofessional law enforcement handles encounters in specific ways.

Removing a gun from its holster is the absolute last resort for professional law enforcement officers.

The reason?

If you remove your weapon from your holster, you must be prepared to kill somebody. When an encounter goes that far, the decision to kill must be made.

Apparently, the knife brandishment and movement towards the officers was perceived as a mortal threat to the cops and/or the public.

[GeorgeGist]

22. That's Professional Nonsense ...

but we knew that.

[Go Vols]

16. You would think so

beings a taser can be used up to 100 feet away.Hand held will shoot 30 feet.

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[Hoyt]

20. Personally, I support tasers. But, folks get all ticked if they are used too.

I think it's a much better alternative than guns, but gunners don't find tasers, pepper spray, etc., fill their sick psychological needs.

As to shooting in leg, folks who teach gun nuts how to shoot people laugh at that. Police are often from the gun nuts/worshipers.

I would not shoot a person armed with a gun in the leg, but I think there are cases where if nothing else works with someone wielding a knife, fists, rock, etc., it's not out of the question.

Maybe an attitude adjustment is necessary for folks who think they understand how gunz are supposed to be used. Those ole gun memes really are BS. Just an excuse to kill people in many cases.

As to someone with a knife, good wooden/metal staff handling can work wonders.

Had a mentally ill lady pull a butcher knife on me when working in a grocery store, didn't have to use a gun to stop her. Of course, I didn't get any commendations from the gun lovers who long for a chance pull their gun and/or shoot someone.

[Rex]

4. Well 5 or 6 people will be along at any moment to tell us how bad he must have been

to be shot by a cop. I wish that was a lie, but some here have no shame and not the guts to tell us their true convictions.

[panader0]

7. I don't know the facts about this latest shooting

but my first thought would be a guy who has had too much to drink, maybe a mental thing, maybe pissed about M. Brown.
But no need to kill the guy. This shit is getting way out of hand.

[Rex]

9. Been out of hand for a longtime. People doing their best to minimize the situation

in Ferguson...are part of the problem, not part of the solution.

[el_bryanto]

12. Wait a second - weren't we talking about a case in St. Louis? nt

[Rex]

13. Ferguson county. nt

nt

[Michigander_Life]

14. Ferguson isn't a county.

[Louisiana1976]

15. Ferguson is in St. Louis County.

[pintobean]

18. But, the City Of St. Louis isn't

in St. Louis County. It is its own county.

[Michigander_Life]

19. Correct.

[Michigander_Life]

10. Better the police officer get stabbed?

[MohRokTah]

11. Based upon what I hear, it sounds like a mental problem.

Mixed with a knife and things can get deadly quickly.

[Louisiana1976]

17. Sad that this has to be going on especially when tempers are so high.

[TorchTheWitch]

21. He charged at two officers with a knife

upraised overhead. He was behaving erratically beforehand. Sounds like some bad drugs involved.

Just read about this on Yahoo's news page.