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In reply to the discussion: Family of deranged man fatally shot by cops in Times Square upset over use deadly force [View all]murder plain and simple.
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Family of deranged man fatally shot by cops in Times Square upset over use deadly force [View all]
TomClash
Aug 2012
OP
I have no idea what the "deal" was, there, of course--I wasn't there. But I have been to
MADem
Aug 2012
#55
Cops (and gun carriers in general dont shoot to wound that a hollywood falsehood)
Missycim
Aug 2012
#27
If the cops were any good, they'd have shot the knife out of his hand
JustABozoOnThisBus
Aug 2012
#49
cops shooting a deranged man 12 times because he is waving a knife around is not justified. Ever.
Proletariatprincess
Aug 2012
#22
It's not like they shot him once, waited to see what would happen, shot him again, waited, etc.
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2012
#47
They had no taser, they were a couple of feet away and backed up against their patrol car.
MADem
Aug 2012
#58
And two professionally trained officers couldn't find a nonlethal way to subdue him
primavera
Aug 2012
#70
I find unnecessary police violence horrendous, but in this case it appears to be necessary.
PBass
Aug 2012
#23
if this backwards country had anything close to competant, adequate mental health facilities
SemperEadem
Aug 2012
#31
From the video, there were approximately 8 cops. Two felt it was necessary to shoot.
jerseyjack
Aug 2012
#32