Imagine this from the officer's point of view. This lunatic is advancing on you and screaming that he's going to kill you, all the while in a bladed position and keeping one hand on the side of his body you can't see. He then pretends to draw a gun. What would you do in that fraction of a second?
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Exactly as I was trained to do - in the face of imminent bodily harm I'd shoot first, ask the questions later. Kudos to the officer for the non-lethal shot..though I doubt that was foremost in his mind.
I would do exactly what that officer did. No - I would WANT to do exactly what the officer did, because I can't imagine staying that cool in that situation. If I'm honest, I probably would have fired sooner - the way he is moving and holding that arm ... yeah, I would not have had the courage to hold off as long as that officer.
There was no sound so I can only assume that the officer said something to the effect of "stop or I will shoot" - those are your choices, there is no choice C and no write-in option. You stop or you get shot - this guy chose to get shot. The only twinge I feel here is for the officer - guy deserved what he got, I am sorry the officer had to be involved in a shooting at all because no matter how right you are, I can't imagine it feels good.
Attempted "suicide by cop".
I don't know what I'd do. Hopefully, I'd survive.
Knife attacks are life threatening, and that isn't news to anyone with half a clue. What isn't discussed is that if you suffer a knife attack, you'll very likely suffer a permanent injury, and by that I don't mean a scar that will ruin your boyish good looks. Severed tendons that never really mend correctly are common, and the same goes for muscle tissue. Heaven help you if you suffer a stab wound to the abdomen and your intestines get cut up, as you are now headed for surgery and the ICU. Intestinal wounds are problematic today; 50 years back they were easily fatal.
I don't fault the cop for shooting, by the way.
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