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Originally Posted by DragonChi
As much as I do think that guy deserved it for speeding through a park. No different then running around with a knife, both that and his bike are equally as deadly. You make a good point in regards to the police enforcing the law, and not being the judge.
However, we can both agree that he was non-compliant previously. How do you know he didn't throw his hands up in the air to get the cops close to pull a knife? Especially given the immediate information that he was evading police multiple times.
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Isn't rushing the guy even more dangerous? What if he pulled a knife as they came at him?
Tbh I think the best way would've been for the police to pull out their guns, keep their distance, tell him to slowly empty his pockets, then tell him to get on the ground and put his hands behind his back before putting handcuffs on him. Then no one gets hurt and we're not endangering the police officers' lives, which I do think is paramount. But the only way this works is for our police to remain calm and not squeeze off a couple rounds in a panic. Not sure that this particular police officer could've been trusted.