[marktwain]

I did NOT say she should've let him get within striking distance. I DID say that when she started shooting the guy was quite out of striking distance and NOT approaching her at any rapid speed (that Tueller Drill scenario that I was responding to, even if you choose to ignore that). Slowly stumbling is more like it. He seemed to hesitate in his approach, actually, but the footage is pixilated from that time.

So, how close was he? It is not clear from the video, as some have mentioned, because of the optical effect.

You say he was "out of striking distance".

The point of the Tueller Drill is that "striking distance" is much further than most people think.

I explained why, at some point, you have to decide to stop them, instead of allowing them to keep closing the gap.

Should she have waited a few more seconds? Maybe. My best guess is he was about 20-25 feet away when she shot.

She might have had other options. There were other police around. Maybe she could have moved behind a car.

I hesitate to second guess an officer who is being approached by a man with a weapon who refuses to obey commands.

[Moltke]

And my point is that the cited Tueller Drill (you KNOW the definition/scenario) did not apply here. That’s all. If you extend that particular scenario waaaay beyond its definition, to any situation involving a blade, you might as well justify “he had a pencil sharpener and was hobbling toward me on his crutches from 200 feet away, so I just HAD to drop him.” Right, not!

I agree with all the rest you say.