If someone chooses to share everything with their spouse, that’s their choice. They do, however, have an obligation to tell you this so that you can choose a different confidante.

The letter writer puts this issue in the proper perspective, for me.

Body armor (when not reinforced with steel plates) is not effective against blades.

The questions is, are taxpayers/voters willing to back-up the police officers for taking those risk?

Or maybe there’s something wrong with Americans, the lack of mental health care the government provides, and the complacent citizens who don’t seem to care enough to force government officials to take mental health issues more seriously. Instead they just whine that the cops can’t provide mental health…

I’m not referring to the incident. It sounds bad, but I have only read one report and I just don’t know. I agree that fewer police killing people is always better. Fewer people killing police is also a good thing.

This suspect wasn’t wearing a vest. Honestly now it just seems like we are arguing for the sake of arguing and it’s getting pointless.

I agree, but I wish that there was an alternative to calling the cops when someone is having a mental health crisis. There are people who are trained to deal with this, and they should be the first ones called, not the cops. But I don’t think that this sort of service exists in most places. It sucks.

Oop and here’s another. Very informative. But sure, keep telling yourself that you would shoot a knife-wielding man in the leg no problem or just simply use your incredible ninjitsu skills to wrestle it away form him. mhm mhm.

I have 2 Aspie teens. We have a strict Don’t Call Cops and Don’t Let Cops Into The House policy. Also told them to never run away from the cops, since apparently that heightens the chance of getting shot or tasered as well. My daughter who has anxiety was acting more anxious upon seeing a gun (taser or not?) worn by…

Minutes? Yout cut the cartoid and you’ll bleed out in seconds.

Nope.

If you are shooting someone, you understand that it could kill them. I’m sorry but if someone is attacking me then I’m going to defend myself, even if that means killing them. It’s human nature to preserve your own life. If you have 2 seconds you aren’t going to ponder the repercussions of possibly killing someone.…

It might come as a surprise to you, but being a police officer is a dangerous profession.

I don’t know whether this shooting was justified.

Actually you illustrate my point quite well - my point isn’t that this one fact scenario may or may not be a situation where lethal force is acceptable - it’s that there is a lot you don’t know about it which makes the application of a blanket rule statement difficult. there are far too many unknowns.

An alertnative…

“I don’t fucking care about maiming;” is the language that was used in response to my exact question which means it didn’t fall within this definition.

Biologically yes, it coudl kill someone, however if a person is treated quickly it also could not (hell look at all the people who have survived lost limbs). But if…

We should send trained professionals to do the wellness checks.

Yeah so I have three hands apparently. I feel like I'm in Fiddler on the Roof.

No, as I said I was just implying thare are A LOT more scenarios than just a black and white here. But you are clearly saying that if someone is at risk of a person literally hacking their arm or leg clean off - making them an amputee for the rest of their life the police are not allowed to use lethal force to prevent…