No. Son should have dropped the knife. You don’t invite armed people into that kind of situation. You handle it yourself or you accept that gunplay will ensue.
I used to work in EMS. Armed crazy people are NOT safe. They will kill you.
Nah. I taken knives and dangerous weapons from more than a few Alzheimer's, and other patients. Being in a wheelchair makes it easy.
That’s my point.
The kid was crazy and the officer knew that.
The officer knew that nobody else was currently in jeopardy.
Officer goes in, when he could have waited for a variety of options (shielded police, SWAT, etc.) that wouldn’t have required shooting, but he went in anyway.
That’s not to say that police shouldn’t shoot armed people attacking them, but unncessarily placing yourself into that position (where lethal force is required) is just stupid.
They should never have called the police, because that’s how it’s gonna end.