If you’re the one getting something pointed at you by someone in a shooting stance, any long object- dildo, black painted banana, cigar- looks like a gun.

No, cops lie all the time. However, clear witness videos and photos do tell us a lot.

Suicide is an intentional act with the desired result being your own death. You think a man with mental issues clearly thought out this plan and was well aware that it would end in his death.

I’m pretty sure that getting in a shooting stance and pointing what looks like a gun at an armed police officer is tantamount to suicide.

Are firefighters trained for mental health crises? In my area they are volunteer, and their training doesn’t cover that at all

After seeing the photo, where the victim was in a clear shooting stance with what looked like a gun pointed at the officer, I’d have to say that if I’d been the officer, I would likely have shot him as well.

Just saw this on CNN. Police are being praised for releasing this photo so quickly but I think it’s only because it seems to support their case. The guy does appear to be in a shooting pose but you can’t tell what, if anything, he has in his hands. Things happen in a split second so maybe they did thing he had…

Police have released a still from a witness video but not the actual video.

Because they’re open carrying ;P

That’s not what hetero means.

So...

Well, he linked to PBS.newshour. so I think it’s safe to say that the criteria for determining “mass shooting” was theirs.

It looks like NYC area has about as many mass shootings as the entire state of Texas:

Kids need some stability though. School and a daily routine are important.

I’d have a hard time taking my kids to an actively war ravaged place like Syria. I see his point. As an adult she can go where she wants - her person, her decision, but he does have equal say in where the kids go, no?

“You called?”
-Bobby Petrino

Les Miles is the luckiest S.O.B. to win the national championship. Let’s talk about 2007:

Also:

It’s not even October and they are already out of the title hunt. That’s unacceptable with the talent and resources they have

That’s precisely the point though.