California cops shoot dead double amputee, 36, as he tries to run away from them on his stumps: Police department says officers feared he was going to 'throw his knife at them'

Daily Mail UK ^ | January 31, 2023 | Jennifer Smith

[Tacrolimus1mg]

Obviously they have no idea how much skill it takes to throw a knife and have the blade hit the target. I promise this guy didn’t have that skill.

[Bob434]

lol that was the first thing that came to my mind0- joe ‘joe biden saying “Just aim for the legs”

[dfwgator]

“Alright, we’ll call it a draw!”

[Drew68]

What looks to be 5 or 6 cops afraid of a man with no legs in wheel chair

Well, to be fair, the guy was stabbing people.

[ConservativeMind]

Must have been on PCPs or they didn’t actually hit him.

Very strange, and thank you each!

[Tell It Right]

I’m still trying to figure out why he hopped out of his wheelchair and tried to get away stumping instead of wheeling.

[MarMema]

I thought this was going to be satire.

The UK cops are super wuss.

RIP buddy.

[pierrem15]

It’s the training: a perp with a knife who doesn’t drop the weapon gets shot, doesn’t matter if it’s an amputee or a kid or a small woman.

[Sgt_Schultze]

It’s impossible to believe these killings aren’t being done on purpose. It’s almost as if some invisible force is trying to destroy policing.

Once the police are gone, the only thing left is vigilantism. I don’t think the other side will fare well if things turn that way.

[Honest Nigerian]

OTOH - it should be illegal for private citizens to keep and bear arms? But police can do stuff like this. Got it./s

[Charles Martel]

Why can’t they just shoot him in the leg or something?

Seems like that worked twice before...

[NorthMountain]

From the article:

Lowe Jr. had just stabbed someone unprovoked, according to the police department, and was trying to run away from two officers.

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Why did they shoot a dead double amputee?

Sometimes, you just gotta make sure.

[Allegra]

I was sure this was going to be the Bee.

Just wow.

[Georgia Girl 2]

You can’t make this stuff up. Its too bizarre.

[Karliner]

Well whaddaya know, BLM gets a second life?
Even so what the hell firing and killing? He was posing zero threat, zero.

[Vaduz]

Lowe Jr. had just stabbed someone unprovoked
Video of the incident shows him standing in front of two officers next to his wheelchair, which he had leaped from.

He tried to stab them he had a chance to end the issue but didn’t he got what he deserved.

Be civilized or pay the price no exceptions.

[PGR88]

OMG. This is more unwatchable than the videos of the guy in Memphis.

This guy was in a wheelchair, no legs, is pathetically trying to hobble away - and the cops shoot him???

unbelievable.

[Allegra]

What ever happened to tasering people? Was that eliminated because it was environmentally problematic?

The article says they tried tasing him a couple of times, but it had no effect.

I say “The article says…” not to be snippy, but because it’s the Daily Mail, so I’m going to have to find other sources. I’m not saying the Daily Mail is lying, but they’re known for doing so regularly. 😏

[Rdct29]

We can't think anything is satire in the world we live in today. There are a lot of crazy people walking our streets. Just ask Nasty Pelosi. A fat guy with a hammer and a stump with a butchers knife. What's next? A fat guy with no arms or legs carrying gun in his ass?