New York officer critically wounded in hatchet attack (distracted by freelance photographer)

Chicago Tribune ^ | 10/24/2014 | Reuters

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A hatchet-wielding attacker charged a group of New York City police officers posing for a photograph on Thursday, wounded two, one critically, before the assailant was shot dead, police said. The officers were on foot patrol when they were asked by a freelance photographer to pose for a picture on a Queens street at about 2 p.m., a New York Police Department spokesman said.

Suddenly a man carrying a hatchet charged the officers, swinging it and striking one officer in the right arm and then swinging it again and striking a second officer in the head, the spokesman said.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Yep. I seen demonstrations where a knife wielding attacker could easily close a 20 foot distance before the victim could get their firearm out and use it.

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"One can only wonder why he didn’t attack unarmed citizens instead of armed policemen."-Blood of Tyrants

One guess, the NYC police uniform represents man made law "enforcement", just as:

• the uniformed Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders soldier, Cpl. Nathan Frank Cirillo who was shot point blank at Parliament Hill in Canada two days ago,

• just as Royal Regiment of Fusiliers drummer, Lee Rigby who was beheaded in broad daylight last year in Woolich, UK.

  Islam does not recognize 'man made law'. Only shariah law is valid to Muslims as today's headline reveals:

• Express.UK: Radical Islamic cleric declares BRITISH law is invalid...in BRITAIN

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Thank you.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

Yup, it’s the “Tueller Drill” - pretty common rule of thumb in police training everywhere. Worse, the 20 foot distance doesn’t even account for the fact that a knife-wielding attacker can often travel a few more feet after being shot (obviously depending on where he is shot, and with what).

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Agree. Set up.

[a fool in paradise]

According to Nannybloomberg, it was probably some middle aged guy upset over Obamacare passing...

[Freedom of Speech Wins]

The assailant was said to be upset about police brutality as well as wars against terrorism. By suppressing the truth of the Michael Brown Ferguson case the Obama administration and Eric Holder contributed to this attack.