the Kajieme Powell shooting video

millz · 08-22-2014, 09:20 AM

I just can't believe that we are even considering the idea of shooting someone in the foot or leg or firing warning shots. That to me is laughable. It is so far from the scope of reality. Maybe you guys believe we should arm police with smiles and rainbow dust

They responded to a call for a armed suspect. Tasers are not for armed suspects, but let's entertain that idea for a second. So they pull up and see an aggressive armed suspect and draw their guns (appropriate). Now let's say one of the officers decides to holster his weapon and pull his taser out. You do realize it is scientifically proven that in the time it takes him to draw his weapon and rapidly fire 2 shots center mass the man with the knife can cover 21ft if he chooses to rush the cop. Now your expecting him to make that decision in that short time and holster a weapon on top of it when the guy is significantly closer than what is legally and scientifically determined as lethal range. You are literally asking this man to unnecessarily risk his life to a point further than it already is on a daily basis. And not only are you asking him to do this you are asking him to do this in an encounter that took less than 15seconds. This wasn't something that was talked and talked and talked and then escalated. This was at 100mph the second they got out of the vehicle.

08-22-2014, 09:20 AM	#11
millz CharDeeMacDennis Champion Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 266 Battle Record: 0-2 Rep Power: 139499	I just can't believe that we are even considering the idea of shooting someone in the foot or leg or firing warning shots. That to me is laughable. It is so far from the scope of reality. Maybe you guys believe we should arm police with smiles and rainbow dust They responded to a call for a armed suspect. Tasers are not for armed suspects, but let's entertain that idea for a second. So they pull up and see an aggressive armed suspect and draw their guns (appropriate). Now let's say one of the officers decides to holster his weapon and pull his taser out. You do realize it is scientifically proven that in the time it takes him to draw his weapon and rapidly fire 2 shots center mass the man with the knife can cover 21ft if he chooses to rush the cop. Now your expecting him to make that decision in that short time and holster a weapon on top of it when the guy is significantly closer than what is legally and scientifically determined as lethal range. You are literally asking this man to unnecessarily risk his life to a point further than it already is on a daily basis. And not only are you asking him to do this you are asking him to do this in an encounter that took less than 15seconds. This wasn't something that was talked and talked and talked and then escalated. This was at 100mph the second they got out of the vehicle.