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[–]JamesHamilton 10 insightful - 5 fun10 insightful - 4 fun11 insightful - 5 fun -  (1 child)

That big cop with a bulletproof vest, training, and a baton couldn't take down that little woman?
Every country has scissors and somehow manages to get by without shooting strungout out-of-shape women. Pick up one of those chairs and pin her with the four legs on the ground, or swing it to hurt her arm/drop the scissors.
Don't get me wrong, I understand how this gets "justified shooting," and we are all on this site to "WatchPeopleDie" (not "Watch People Get Arrested"). But this definitely could have been done without lethal force. I'm sure he has mace on his belt. At least spray her in the face, and while she's fucked-up disarm her.

[–]backfromthedead 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There is some incentive for cops to shoot someone dead. You get time off with pay. Not the case if he was to pin her down and disarm her.