Newly released video shows the confrontation between a man who told deputies he was practicing his sword skills outside his Tucson motel room moments before he moved toward one of the officers and was fatally shot.
This is why cops should not be armed with guns. Clearly this man was suffering a psychotic break, he was incapable of responding rationally.
You want to send unarmed people to reason with an "irrational" man who armed himself with a sword?
A stun gun could have achieved a safe result for all involved instead of killing a sick person. #4 | Posted by truthhurts
It could, and while tasers have their place, they often do not work. (Police department reported Effectiveness rate < 70% www.npr.org ) On top of that, the one's that shoot give you one or two shots, so you best not miss. And the one's that require you to hold them during use require you to come within reach of the dude with a knife (or sword).
A lot of those do not have an edge. My son has a couple of kitana's and a bastard sword that don't have edges. Admittedly if I didn't know for certain I would be hesitant to try and disarm someone with one and just at a glance you aren't going to know. #8 | Posted by TaoWarrior
True it may not have an edge. But a large piece of metal can still constitute a deadly weapon, even without an edge.
As opposed to killing sick people? Yeah, people can be inconvenienced for a little while. #9 | Posted by truthhurts
OK, you can enjoy that type of society. Some of us don't want to hunker at home because drunk/high nutters want to roam the streets threatening people with Japanese blade-weapons.
Personally, I think the cop did everything completely appropriately, keeping his distance and reasoning with the guy, and I have no problem with how this went down at all. Saved everyone a lot of ongoing expense.
Just another example of the FAFO educational process in action.
"Yes, cops and firefighters accept an inherent level of risk in their jobs that the average person would not."
I guess "average people" aren't sanitation workers or farmers.
Police aren't even in the top 25 most dangerous professions, bootlicker.
www.usatoday.com
Many brilliant swordsman that were samurai were poked to death by a bunch of illiterate peasants with pointy sticks. #31 | Posted by sitzkrieg
A pointy stick?!?
Indian and Chinese troops fight with sticks and bricks in video. Now, that's entertainment!
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