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Posted: 4/20/2015 2:21:45 AM EDT
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He was caught in a no-win situation. No matter which way he went in that shoot/no shoot moment, half of all those who viewed it were going to take issue with his decision.
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Posted: 4/20/2015 8:41:53 AM EDT
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officer used discretion, suspect was recovered, officer went home safely.
the sad thing is that this is a story. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 9:11:33 AM EDT
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Based off watching the video myself, I suspect the reason the assailant backed off once the officer fell down was the two other officers arriving behind the fallen. Had they not shown for a couple more minutes could have gotten ugly.... I'm glad nobody was hurt, especially the officer, that was extreme restraint.
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:07:47 AM EDT
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Timing definitely worked in his favor.
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:19:00 AM EDT
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The guy only ran at him and was saying "shoot me". This was a guy who wanted to die. The officer saw that the man never made that one move to threaten his life, even though you think running at him was cause enough, it wasn't. There is a use of force continuum, and I'm guessing the officer didn't have a taser. This is a good officer. Of course the people who are judging this officer for not shooting probably aren't trained in being a cop. Good job officer. Its nice seeing someone do the right thing on the internet.
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Posted: 4/20/2015 11:46:39 AM EDT
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The guy only ran at him and was saying "shoot me". This was a guy who wanted to die. The officer saw that the man never made that one move to threaten his life, even though you think running at him was cause enough, it wasn't. There is a use of force continuum, and I'm guessing the officer didn't have a taser. This is a good officer. Of course the people who are judging this officer for not shooting probably aren't trained in being a cop. Good job officer. Its nice seeing someone do the right thing on the internet. I think that you are right on with this assessment. I kept thinking that a taser would have been ideal here. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 4:28:34 PM EDT
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What if the taser doesn't work and the guy with the gun changes his mind? Wouldn't the officer's hands be occupied with the taser to react in a different way? What if he missed with the taser and the dude gets pissed and decides to shoot/shoot at the officer? Just curious.
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Posted: 4/20/2015 7:05:09 PM EDT
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He was caught in a no-win situation. No matter which way he went in that shoot/no shoot moment, half of all those who viewed it were going to take issue with his decision. Welcome to police work. This is the winner. If I were his Sgt., we would have a heart to heart where I would explain the whole dead cop and dead cops' gun killing others story. That said, I was not there, I am not his Sgt. and therefore am glad it worked out - this time. I ignored the accusation he is a murderer who deserved to be shot 87 times....if the accusation is true. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:14:46 PM EDT
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This is the winner. If I were his Sgt., we would have a heart to heart where I would explain the whole dead cop and dead cops' gun killing others story. That said, I was not there, I am not his Sgt. and therefore am glad it worked out - this time. I ignored the accusation he is a murderer who deserved to be shot 87 times....if the accusation is true. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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He was caught in a no-win situation. No matter which way he went in that shoot/no shoot moment, half of all those who viewed it were going to take issue with his decision. Welcome to police work. This is the winner. If I were his Sgt., we would have a heart to heart where I would explain the whole dead cop and dead cops' gun killing others story. That said, I was not there, I am not his Sgt. and therefore am glad it worked out - this time. I ignored the accusation he is a murderer who deserved to be shot 87 times....if the accusation is true. These are what I was looking for when I made the original post. |
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Posted: 4/20/2015 10:47:02 PM EDT
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The officer placed his personal safety and those officers responding, to a person who just murdered his girlfriend and was holding a firearm at his side and relinquished control of the outcome when he told him he wasn't going to shoot him. He should be made to attend the funeral of the next officer that attempts to copy his actions. The media attention is not his fault. |
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