[bots]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...an American Police Force oath...

‘I will respect the humanity of those whom I encounter, both victim and suspect alike. I will treat life as sacrosanct and will only use deadly physical force as a last resort. If I must employ deadly force, I will strive to preserve life once it has been applied.‘

Ammi, someone who is repeatedly asked to drop a knife he is carrying that continues to advance toward the police is a last resort scenario.

I fully respect that people are unlawfully killed by police in america and they should be held accountable, but the reporting of this event doesn't suggest that is applicable in this case

responding to a call about a man armed with a knife.
The responding officers ordered Wallace
“several times” to drop the knife and he
continued to “advance towards” them,
according to a statement

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Ammi, someone who is repeatedly asked to drop a knife he is carrying that continues to advance toward the police is a last resort scenario.

I fully respect that people are unlawfully killed by police in america and they should be held accountable, but the reporting of this event doesn't suggest that is applicable in this case

...that still completely contradicts and betrays the oath, though because a more disabling shot could have been what happened...rather than a shoot to kill...the force could have also been armed with less lethal weapons such as tasers...(...if that’s not something they usually would have had anyway...)...Armed officers should be adequately trained in preserving life when they’re forced to open fire...whichever way it’s flipped, it’s a total disregard for life by the justice system in not providing training...hence a responsibility there...

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Ammi, someone who is repeatedly asked to drop a knife he is carrying that continues to advance toward the police is a last resort scenario.

I fully respect that people are unlawfully killed by police in america and they should be held accountable, but the reporting of this event doesn't suggest that is applicable in this case

...that still doesn’t justify ‘shoot to kill’ mentality, though...

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Ammi, someone who is repeatedly asked to drop a knife he is carrying that continues to advance toward the police is a last resort scenario.

I fully respect that people are unlawfully killed by police in america and they should be held accountable, but the reporting of this event doesn't suggest that is applicable in this case

exactly, they gave him multiple warnings to stand down, he didn't and he approached them with the knife so yeah he was a threat

others may have been unlawfully killed by police, but here in this scenario they had to shoot to kill

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Ammi, someone who is repeatedly asked to drop a knife he is carrying that continues to advance toward the police is a last resort scenario.

I fully respect that people are unlawfully killed by police in america and they should be held accountable, but the reporting of this event doesn't suggest that is applicable in this case

It was a knife though not a gun, surely the Police should be trained to disable 1 guy rather than shoot to kill? If this kind of thing happened here in Ireland or in the UK, I'd be willing to bet this man wouldn't be dead now

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Ammi, someone who is repeatedly asked to drop a knife he is carrying that continues to advance toward the police is a last resort scenario.

I fully respect that people are unlawfully killed by police in america and they should be held accountable, but the reporting of this event doesn't suggest that is applicable in this case

...I fully respect also that a shot might have been necessary in this case, bots..(...although I do feel that a taser would have been more applicable..)..but a shot doesn’t have to be a shot to kill and the police force of all people should respect life enough to train for those shots...there is no ‘justice’ in shooting someone dead and upholding justice is what it’s about...