Comments by "bighand69" (@bighands69) on "'I'll smoke you' Police shooting ruled unjustified" video.

  1. Big Boy Arms You are watching too many movies. The moment the officers are with voice distance with the women they are in danger.
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  2. +Josh Wellsandt Police the UK have shot people as well. Do not claim that they do not shoot people when there is a dangerous situation. That women is a danger to everybody within walking and voice range of her. You cannot say they should do this or that when it is not you who is encountering the situation. Movies make these situation look so easy. Those officers have families, have to protect the public and have their own life on the life. Almost 200 police officers a year in the US die in the line of duty. Every single incident they are called to could be their last. Countless more are injured.
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  3. Omega Man She resisted arrest even resisted the taser and is also armed. There are very few options for the officer at that point and he also has the public to think of. All it would take is for some random innocent person to accidently walk into a situation like that. I my self many years ago randomly walked into a situation that involved the police in a public area as the officers were struggling to control the situation. Minutes in these situations mean life.
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  4. She was resisting arrest while armed with a weapon. What the hell do some of you expect. Nobody wants to see her die and the officer tried to taser first but she resisted that. He clearly cannot go in and just wrestler her to the ground.
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  5. Claude Fowler She was confrontational with a police officer while wielding a weapon. When he tried to taser her she resisted. You cannot claim she was 100% innocent and that the officers were not in danger.
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  6. +FewTo Respect You seem to be implying that an officer should always provide risk. Just because some other officers decided to provide risk. They gave that person every opportunity to lay down the weapon and she choose not to do so. That officer has to make a call in seconds not 5 minutes as you seem to think. That lady could have in a few steps rushed that officer and stabbed him. That is the decision making process. And I have faced people down with weapons and can tell you every decision you make is a risk.
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  7. +Frederick Williams You are watching too many movies. They could beat her with batons and still get stabbed them self. Officers are fully aware at all times that they are carrying a gun and every interaction they have could result in them losing control of the gun. Officers are not out there to take unnecessary risks to satisfy your movie fantasies. I bet you even believe they can shoot people in the legs to stop them running.
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  8. john mac  I get where you are coming from but you cannot go around basing everything on watching CSI or marvel movies.
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  9.    Why are there armed units in the UK if they are not needed?
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  10. When the hell did it become acceptable for a person to be wielding a screw driver to be called a victim or for claims of not being justified.
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