[Charles H. (The_r0nin)]

From the family:

This could have been prevented by taking a few extra minutes or hour to talk him down if that’s what it would take. In our opinion it did not look like a hostage situation, rather Andrew leaning on his friend for support because it appeared that he was is some way hurt.

I understand that the family is in pain, but saying something this stupid should make you the subject of ridicule, no matter how much grief you are experiencing at the moment.

[LouAvul]

saying something this stupid should make you the subject of ridicule

I've got that beat.

[metmom]

And in those few seconds, he could have slit her throat and killed her before the first bullet flew.

There is no reasoning with someone like that.

Put them down.

Their opinion is not worth the electrons it took to post it.

[bert]

——This could have been prevented by taking a few extra minutes or hour to talk him down if that’s what it would take. In our opinion it did not look like a hostage situation, rather Andrew leaning on his friend for support because it appeared that he was is some way hurt.——

Molly coddling a criminal is a waste of police time. Shoot the criminal and get it over with. Did he deserve to die. Yes because he put another life in danger and was threatening murder.

What we have here is a failed job of mothering. Had she properly raised her criminal kid he would be alive

[Bob434]

This could have been prevented... by the punk not being a criminal scumbag who threatened the life of another man-

He Committed a violent act, and was met with appropriate force- Moral of the story is, if ya don’t want to get shot- don’t commit violent acts- pretty simple really- it’s not the cops job to instill this basic simple concept into people’s brains- it’s the parent’s job to do so-

[[rather Andrew leaning on his friend for support because it appeared that he was is some way hurt.]]

Uh huh- he was walking along just fine- not hurt at all- and I’m sure he was just using the knife against the dude’s neck to help support him-

Sorry- but not buying it-

[[In our opinion it did not look like a hostage situation,]]

It was a non violent situation UNTIL the punk turned it into a violent hostage situation- He crossed the line- At this point the police have a duty to protect the victim if possible, and to protect anyone else in the area, as well as themselves- from an unhinged person committing a violent criminal act

Had this been a black perp- the left would be going mental right now- but because it was a white perp- most of the comments I’m seeing on other forums were ‘good shooting’ and ‘kudos’ etc- like hte fella said above- there would be riots right now- and non stop screaming about ‘police brutality’ and ‘police racism’, and ‘systemic police racism’ and ‘defund the police’ etc

Funny how the situation changes when different skin color is involved-

Regardless of the perp’s skin color- he made a chocie- a deadly chocie- and paid with his life- moral of the story is, choices have consequences- choose wisely

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

So...What did the “Friend” with the knife to his neck say?

[stinkerpot65]

Scum family