A while back I remember hearin about police shooting an armed suspect on geneva and mission. Some people have called it police brutality. This isnt my opinion, but something a cop told me after I asked him about the shooting:
The man shot had a knife. Police officers have the right to protect themselves from armed suspect. A suspect with a knife can quickly strike an officer by only moving a few feet, meaning that any quick movement towards an officer by an armed person is seen as reason to shoot if the suspect gets closer.
Therefore, if an armed suspect makes any attemp to strike and officer with that kinda weapon they can shoot. The man also stabbed another person earlier, so he was also a threat to the people around him.
The man could have been close enough to strike an officer so he was shot. He was shot so many times because there were 4 officers firing, and also because suspects dont completely drop dead and die when immediately hit.
Why was the man most likely close enough to kill an officer? The officer I talked to pointed out that the suspect was pepper sprayed so he was probly very close to someone and advancing towards them.
NOT MY OPINION. Just a second side of the story i thought you all may be interested in hearing.
The man shot had a knife. Police officers have the right to protect themselves from armed suspect. A suspect with a knife can quickly strike an officer by only moving a few feet, meaning that any quick movement towards an officer by an armed person is seen as reason to shoot if the suspect gets closer.
Therefore, if an armed suspect makes any attemp to strike and officer with that kinda weapon they can shoot. The man also stabbed another person earlier, so he was also a threat to the people around him.
The man could have been close enough to strike an officer so he was shot. He was shot so many times because there were 4 officers firing, and also because suspects dont completely drop dead and die when immediately hit.
Why was the man most likely close enough to kill an officer? The officer I talked to pointed out that the suspect was pepper sprayed so he was probly very close to someone and advancing towards them.
NOT MY OPINION. Just a second side of the story i thought you all may be interested in hearing.