Now you’re saying that the ‘21 ft. rule’ was a non-sequitur with no relevance to this situation!?! I take it you only threw that in as a deflection from any sober analysis of the situation then.
Probably.
All the cop had to do was grab the (single, one, 1) leg and pull it upwards, tip the guy over, and his (single, one, 1) arm waving would have been done.
One legged man at an arse kicking contest anyone?
And they have batons still, right?
A huge Maglite?
This could have been over in so many other ways, quickly and without death.
But hey, those assault wheelchairs are just so dangerous and need to be banned.
I can explain it to you, but I can’t comprehend it for you...
The 21 foot rule is about avoiding getting stabbed. That is its purpose.
If someone is “inches to a foot” (various news reports) from you, with a metal object in their hand, then it looks like they’re going to be able to stab you.
I shouldn’t have to point out the obvious truism; That “inches to a foot” is well INSIDE of 21 feet!
Officer Marin saw his partner in that situation and reacted accordingly.
It DOESN’T MATTER if the partner wound up in that situation through their own incompetence, or whether or not they might have been able to overpower Mr Stabby. The reality still is that they, according to Marin, appeared to be in immediate danger. Now maybe that’s true and maybe it isn’t, but I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt until I have reason to believe otherwise.