agree. police’may have gone too far. but a screwdriver can kill you when stabbed with it. lots of break-in criminals have stabbed people with them. and i wouldn’t doubt in the hands of someone having a psychotic episode they wouldn’t use it as a weapon.
Funny how the police get to claim that (I'm not arguing that point), but Bernie Goetz was vilified (and, iirc, convicted) for shooting the 4 who jumped and attempted to rob him with sharpened screwdrivers.
Pity the rules aren't the same on both sides of the badge.