Sorry, you’re right, I did say jogging. My mistake. “Scratches head.” I have RA in both knees and can creep along at 3 mph. A young man walking normslky could easily be doing 5mph, which is 7.33 fps.
If I were on a jury I would carefully consider all the evidence and be open, on the basis of demonstrated facts, to form a different opinion. But on the basis of what’s in the published accounts, it looked like Schultz planned and intended to present a credible threat to the LEO, and he succeeded.
Schultz planned and intended for the cop to shoot him, and he succeeded there, too.
Whether the cop had, say, 6 seconds, rather than 3 seconds to react, is, I think, a quibble. It’s only subsequently -— in hindsight-— that they knew exactly what kind of “knife” he was holding.
I think you misunderstand me. I am not calling for prosecution of the officer involved. I think he was justified in the shooting. I just believe he made a mistake in judgment and really didn’t need to take lethal action. This kid was crying for help. It was clearly not his intent to do harm to others. Wish the officer had restrained himself.