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TomClash

(11,344 posts)
30. No
Mon Aug 13, 2012, 06:38 AM
Aug 2012

Would you have been happy if an innocent bystander in the busiest block in the country had been shot?

It started off with a guy smoking weed.

killer cops hog Aug 2012 #1
“It doesn't take 12 bullets to kill one person,” Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #2
Uh, that practice isn't exactly one that Bush instituted. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #3
True,....but they got promoted. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #4
What was in that "weed?" MADem Aug 2012 #5
or maybe they could shoot to wound. jerseyjack Aug 2012 #6
They are not trained to shoot guys in legs. geek tragedy Aug 2012 #9
That's not part of the protocol, and I can see why. MADem Aug 2012 #10
Rubber bullets and beanbags in be fired out of 12-gauge shotguns NickB79 Aug 2012 #50
I have no idea what the "deal" was, there, of course--I wasn't there. But I have been to MADem Aug 2012 #55
Shooting a moving target in the leg is not nearly as easy as TV claims. Posteritatis Aug 2012 #11
Nor does it necessarily stop someone even if they hit SWTORFanatic Aug 2012 #43
Shoot to wound is a hollywood myth. X_Digger Aug 2012 #13
Sorrry, you don't shoot to "wound" CanonRay Aug 2012 #17
Cops (and gun carriers in general dont shoot to wound that a hollywood falsehood) Missycim Aug 2012 #27
I was waiting for my favorite reply. joeglow3 Aug 2012 #40
I wonder how constables in the UK would have handled the situation primavera Aug 2012 #41
If the cops were any good, they'd have shot the knife out of his hand JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2012 #49
On a street with people on it? jberryhill Aug 2012 #51
I hope that was a joke.... Great Caesars Ghost Aug 2012 #53
In case there was any doubt, yes, I was kidding. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2012 #83
Somehow, shooting just to wound a homicidal maniac Riftaxe Aug 2012 #68
Being shot ANYWHERE can be deadly. Xithras Aug 2012 #85
No tasers????? dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #56
According to passers-by/tourists, he was lunging at people with the knife. MADem Aug 2012 #57
ty for the info, MADem.. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #66
Your national love affair with littigation is why nets and similar... TheMadMonk Aug 2012 #76
Guy I know told me something disturbing. Archae Aug 2012 #7
This guy had a history of similar incidents geek tragedy Aug 2012 #12
Maniac impervious to non deadly force threatens the general public geek tragedy Aug 2012 #8
Except TomClash Aug 2012 #14
You kind of skipped the part where this drugged-up wacko was waving geek tragedy Aug 2012 #21
And you completely missed the rest TomClash Aug 2012 #26
That's not fair psychopomp Aug 2012 #33
And how does that make it right? TomClash Aug 2012 #60
A cop tried to arrest him for breaking the law NickB79 Aug 2012 #52
Nonsense TomClash Aug 2012 #59
Whether you like it or not, it is still illegal to smoke weed in public NickB79 Aug 2012 #61
He was surrounded TomClash Aug 2012 #64
I Wish RobinA Aug 2012 #92
Bingo CanonRay Aug 2012 #18
Judging from many of the replies TomClash Aug 2012 #15
To not automatically not shit on the cops makes us freepers? CanonRay Aug 2012 #19
Agree with the content TomClash Aug 2012 #25
Would you have been happy Missycim Aug 2012 #28
No TomClash Aug 2012 #30
And same guy drew a deadly weapon psychopomp Aug 2012 #34
Is that the lesson you draw from this episode? TomClash Aug 2012 #63
I thought weed smokers Missycim Aug 2012 #36
I wouldn't know TomClash Aug 2012 #65
And knife wielders Missycim Aug 2012 #67
No TomClash Aug 2012 #69
What ever happened to taser's, cops used to love their taser's crimson77 Aug 2012 #16
Well a lot of Missycim Aug 2012 #29
We have had several incidents upstate .... Historic NY Aug 2012 #20
cops shooting a deranged man 12 times because he is waving a knife around is not justified. Ever. Proletariatprincess Aug 2012 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author PBass Aug 2012 #24
The guy went seven blocks with a knife out psychopomp Aug 2012 #35
SHAME ON AMERICA frankieT Aug 2012 #42
Good on ya, Frankie Proletariatprincess Aug 2012 #44
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
Yeah. That was my impression. AtheistCrusader Aug 2012 #62
And two professionally trained officers couldn't find a nonlethal way to subdue him primavera Aug 2012 #70
I'd like to see you try it with a guy two or three feet away from you, MADem Aug 2012 #72
I'm not a professionally trained law enforcement officer primavera Aug 2012 #78
Protective gear is no help against a knife. MADem Aug 2012 #87
1. "Bulletproof" vests cut like thick nylon X_Digger Aug 2012 #73
Any idea why they aren't reliable? primavera Aug 2012 #79
Body armor is always a trade-off.. X_Digger Aug 2012 #80
Six months?! primavera Aug 2012 #81
Yeah, it's an imperfect proposition to begin with. X_Digger Aug 2012 #82
I read that a couple of manufacturers are working on nanotech armor... primavera Aug 2012 #84
I find unnecessary police violence horrendous, but in this case it appears to be necessary. PBass Aug 2012 #23
Thanks for saying clealy what I've been trying to say CanonRay Aug 2012 #39
if this backwards country had anything close to competant, adequate mental health facilities SemperEadem Aug 2012 #31
They did use pepper spray, several times. geek tragedy Aug 2012 #38
I wasn't disputing that point SemperEadem Aug 2012 #86
Somewhere, but not in Times Square. geek tragedy Aug 2012 #88
whatever... SemperEadem Aug 2012 #89
Very good points and well made. Proletariatprincess Aug 2012 #46
From the video, there were approximately 8 cops. Two felt it was necessary to shoot. jerseyjack Aug 2012 #32
He wasn't walking backwards when they shot him. geek tragedy Aug 2012 #37
Or it could be that 2 officers had a good, safe angle for shooting.... PavePusher Aug 2012 #48
The link says he was within 3 FEET of one of the officers before being shot NickB79 Aug 2012 #54
Don't police officers carry batons, pepper spray, tasers, etc... primavera Aug 2012 #71
He was pepper sprayed multiple times. No effect. n/t X_Digger Aug 2012 #75
Read the commissioner's statements provided upthread. nt MADem Aug 2012 #77
This message was self-deleted by its author X_Digger Aug 2012 #74
I am no cop lover at all - honestly, I don't like the contacts I've had SWTORFanatic Aug 2012 #45
Too bad nobody had a big net, or a long 2 x 4 jsr Aug 2012 #90
Would they have been ok if he'd been killed with only 1 bullet? 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #91
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