Suicide by police. He knew what beast he was throwing himself into the jaws of.
Though it does sound like the taser was tailor made for this kind of situation, if for any.
If the threat of lethal force is not instantly neutralized five seconds can seem like an eternity.
On full auto 7 rounds per cop is not unreasonable.
My father in law was a policeman. He told me about the time he tried to shoot a knife out of a guy’s hand.
“It don’t work like in the movies.”
Not watching. This stuff shouldn’t be on line
Watch? Why would I want to watch another human being losing their life? I don’t care who he is or what he did, seeing someone die is not entertainment.
If one shot had been fired and killed him, would the people be as worked up?
Although I cannot comment on this particular situation, I do know that cope are supposed to be trained to avoid pulling out their guns, if possible.
However, once the decision has been made to pull out the gun, you either unquestionably surrender or you risk being shot.
I agree that 46 bullets seem like a lot, but each cop is running under the assumption that the other cops may not be firing their guns. There’s also the reality that some peeps still fire their guns despite having been shot 20 times.
"Assaultive"?? I just love cop-speak. They more often-than-not end up tripping over their tongues.
We ought to ask ourselves how, in a life-or-death situation, they might have orchestrated a “cleaner” kill, one less likely to offend public sensibilities.
At least the guy wasn’t handcuffed in the back of a police car when he was shot, like that guy in Arkansas.
At least the guy wasn’t handcuffed in the back of a police car when he was shot, like that guy in Arkansas.
We have an English word that describes what was done to this man - SLAUGHTER!
I carried a badge for over 30 years; this was uncalled for, was incompetently handled, and verges on murder.
Sure they squeezed off 46 rounds...
Given some LEO’s inability to hit the broad side of a barn..
How many of them hit their intended target?
Once the police start shooting, how many shots they fire is insignificant. Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. There is a video on the web somewhere of a similar situation in South America. The cops were too hesitant to shoot and the bad guy managed to cut one or two and actually killed one. Remember the 21 foot rule. A person can cover 21 feet before even an experienced person can draw a gun.
Looks to me, after a few viewings, like he was walking away. Somebody got itchy and the rest on hearing the first shot let her rip. That’s the problem with groups with guns. The shoot or don’t shoot training cenerios don’t include all your buddies on your right and left shooting.
Nightmare.
Reports: Albuquerque police activist is mother of Milton Hall, homeless man killed in altercation with police
She said witnesses told her that her son walked into a store for coffee and “either forgot to pay for it or made a remark to the clerk,” which is why the clerk called police.
She said he was holding a “plastic knife, like you would get in the convenience store,” according to reports.
Police said Milton Hall was wielding a 3-inch folding knife.
Several sites, including the Albuquerque Journal and SFGate.com, refer to Jewel Hall as an Albuquerque police critic because she has been pushing for a federal probe of the Albuquerque Police Department over 24 officer-involved shootings since 2010.
Maybe one of the cops though he/she could shoot the knife from his hand but failed to notify the other officers of the plan.
That video does not make the officers look very good. There did not look to be a threat that warranted that reaction. A taser was surely indicated, or why did they not use the dog as they had threatened? Shooting has come to be the first alternative now. He was likely shot because he did not obey commands, regardless of any perceived danger. When an officer knows that all he has to do to clear himself of a uniformed killing is to say, “I felt threatened,” he is much more likely to shoot a suspect or a perp just because it is easier than other methods.