ShootingDrop the scissors Ma'am

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[–]Phantom01 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Play stupid games, get potentially deadly prices. Applies both for base jumping and crime.

On the other hand, I cant imagine another civilized country where this couldn't have been dealt with without the use of a firearm.

  1. Why does the cop not seem to have a partner with him? That alone could've been enough to safely restrain the woman.

  2. Even without a partner, a cop should have sufficient training to deal with violence (from a clearly inferior opponent) with less than deadly tools.

I'd blame over-reliance on firearms. Do cops have insufficient training or is the general culture just "if it moves, it can be shot"? Both answers would be a reason to question the current state of police.

It might not be wrong to shoot the person and I will not accuse the cop of any immorality here, but I do think the performance was less than desirable level.

[–]Megaturon 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You are already have the luxury to think in hindsight about the situation. The cop in the other hand need to think fast and logically in the middle of distress and act accordingly base on police protocol in case if extreme situation arise.

[–]Phantom01 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I am not saying that I could do better. I don't personally need to be able to deal with such a situation. I am saying that other countries can hold their police up to a higher standard and that USA could too, as there is no evident problem that makes them unable to.

I am not trying to criticize an individual cop since they surely did their best, but I am saying that if other systems can provide their police with the ability to answer situations like this with more limited force, USA is failing by not doing so.