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In reply to the discussion: A drunken, mean man with a hammer was shot and killed by police last night. [View all]FrodosPet
(5,169 posts)36. Spengler killed his grandmother with a hammer
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"The gunman who ambushed four volunteer firefighters, killing two, in upstate New York had spent 17 years in prison for beating his grandmother to death in 1980, police said. "
"The gunman who ambushed four volunteer firefighters, killing two, in upstate New York had spent 17 years in prison for beating his grandmother to death in 1980, police said. "
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A drunken, mean man with a hammer was shot and killed by police last night. [View all]
Stinky The Clown
Dec 2012
OP
he sounds like suicide by cop. It is a professional hazard anymore, probably
roguevalley
Dec 2012
#11
suicide by cop with a hammer? I would think the cops could set a wider perimeter and
Ed Suspicious
Dec 2012
#31
Oh. I didn't think of that. True, they are taught to shoot for the chest, not legs—as they move. Thx
lexw
Dec 2012
#25
not against someone wielding a hammer. pepper spray isnt effective enough to stop a lot of people
loli phabay
Dec 2012
#64
If you hit the bone, or an artery in a leg, you can still kill the owner of the leg.
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2012
#17
not all have tasers for example va state troopers dont carry them. and pepper spray is not for figh
loli phabay
Dec 2012
#66
So, it's okay to shoot a guy who has a hammer? There are no other ways to subdue him? nt.
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#75
Any cop will tell you that the only reason to fire a weapon is to shoot to kill.
eggplant
Dec 2012
#10
Of course it was excessive - the man had broken the windows of his own truck
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2012
#43
He only raised the hammer when he reached the police officer, who didn't move
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2012
#91
Police are trained to shoot to kill, not shoot to wound. There is obviously a...
Poll_Blind
Dec 2012
#27
I don't know of anything off the top of my head... But I could make something up.
napoleon_in_rags
Dec 2012
#45
It is terrible that it happened, but I can't find fault with what the cops did.
alphafemale
Dec 2012
#50
Time was available; no-one was in danger, until the police officer stood still
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2012
#93
A baton against a hammer-wielding maniac? I'd rather cops didn't get killed, either.
randome
Dec 2012
#53
There are replies in this thread that really are just fucking disgusting.
Stinky The Clown
Dec 2012
#69
Maybe you should let someone hold a hammer over your head with intent to hit you
geek tragedy
Dec 2012
#83
Maybe you should consider ow the cops let it get to the point where a drunk got that close to them.
Stinky The Clown
Dec 2012
#85
Darwin award winner. using a weapon to try to attack people armed with guns.
geek tragedy
Dec 2012
#84