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American cops are famous for using unnecessary deadly force.

According to this article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b079b2818b8870 American cops are 18 times more lethal than French, Danish and Swedish police forces that carry guns and a 100 times more lethal than Finish police.

Less-lethal weapon holders make up only about 20% of deadly force victims in the US. Yet the rates of these deaths alone exceed total known deadly force rates in any European county.
British police have fatally shot only one person wielding a knife since 2008. US police have fatally shot more than 575 people allegedly wielding blades and other such weapons between 2013 and 15.

My question is, why didn't they shoot up in the air as a warning shot or shoot a none vital body part instead of shooting to kill?