Posted on 09/22/2007 6:13:32 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
Well, you gotta get close enough to use the Taser...if he was flailing the machete...it would be pretty difficult.
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This guy didn't take hints very well. Why didn't he put down the machete after the officer fired the first two shots? The police are trained to fire fire off two rounds at a time till the suspect is no longer a threat. The fact that he shot off ten rounds indictates 5 bursts of shots! An 18" machete is a rather long knife with considerable reach. If a suspect isn't complying with instructions and starts making threatening moves, why should the police officer have to wait while someone else gets into position with a taser or other weapon? What if a suspect had a knife that could be thrown? Failing to comply with the lawful orders of a law enforcement officer to put down a deadly weapon and then make threatening gestures is a good way to to end up dead.
“Oh, the deputy is supposed to be able to figure out a strangers medical status while he’s waking down an interstate with a machete in hand?”
ROTFLOL!!
Ya gotta get real close to machete man to use a taser. You wanna get close to machete man fumbling with taser hoping he doesn't behead you before you can kill him first?
Not me. I'd be thinking machete man may enjoy taser juice, and he might be able to out run me, wanting more...With a machete in his hand.
They may be “trained” that way, but almost all police involved shootings I have gotten information on (mostly in my area)the involved officers fire until the slide locks open.
And “warning shots”? Who the heck fires warning shots? All police training that I am familar with trains firing into the center of mass until the threat is neutralized.
My question was about the kid in his parents’ house with a knife, not the guy with the machete. The threat from the kid in the house was contained.
Or is totally down. But if it took ten rounds the cop is in desperate need of a LOT of range time. Or some disciplined training.
Or a handgun with a number starting with "4". Some crazed people can take a lot of bullets and still keep on going. The military model 1911 .45 semiautomatic pistol was designed after Muslim Moros in the Philippeans failed to be stopped by the sidearms carried by the Army. A 9 mm just isn't enough to stop some people.
I didn’t read it either
Shows how dumb I am...LOL. I thought you had to touch the perp. 30 ft? does the electricity it go in a straight line? I hope it does.
A Taser shoots 2 electrodes connected by wires to the battery pack in the gun. ~30’ is max range.
You can't possibly be serious.
I guess this officer didn’t get his taser traiing.
Not me...
Sarkozy said immigrants should be selected not endure red. This family of pests is what we have to endure due to Washington DCs open borders policies. I’d love to know when this family got here. I don’t care if they are legal and got here 30 years ago. They are not desirable immigrants
Sarkozy said immigrants should be selected not endured. This family of pests is what we have to endure due to Washington DCs open borders policies. I’d love to know when this family got here. I don’t care if they are legal and got here 30 years ago. They are not desirable immigrants
Can’t help but wonder if he was a MS-13 gang member. MS-13’s are violent, they’re mostly from El Salvador, and they’re fond of carrying machetes and using them (not for work).
Excuse me, but if you were the only cop there, would you point a pistol or a taser gun at him?
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