Huntington Police shoot dead a black wheelchair-bound double amputee as he tries to run away

[ItsjustMe]

[Me.]

1. What Else Could THey Do

After all, they couldn't catch up with and overwhelm him. Could they?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. The rather large knife the man was carrying may've dissuaded them from that approach

Not saying this is overall 'okay' by any stretch, just addressing that particular aspect.

[lostnfound]

11. Dumbest ever if they can't figure out how to disarm him without shooting

[Me.]

12. And What Was He Going To Do With It

Charge them or jump up and stab them (because there was 2 of them and one of him)in the chest.

I lnow you're not saying it was ok.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

13. Ultimately the issue is that cops believe their lives are worth more than anyone else's

Trying to overwhelm him, given the large knife, involved at least a small possibility that in so doing, one or both may've been injured, perhaps even fatally.

But they're trained that their job is never to risk their lives (or even physical harm) if they can possibly avoid it, no matter what the cost is to any members of the public. And society largely goes along with this premise.

Personally think they should all have tranquilizer darts in the trunk as a fallback when tazing doesn't work.

[Me.]

14. Overwhelming A Man Running Away On 2 Stumps Is A No Brainer

And they value others' lives not at all. Especially those who are challenged in some way. To my mind this was homicide

[Layzeebeaver]

5. Regardless, there WERE options for a non-lethal intervention

[Me.]

16. Of Course There Were

THey just couldn't be bothered to use them

[walkingman]

3. The PIGS are out of control and have been for decades - STOP IT!!

[jalan48]

4. Can we still call our country a democracy if it's a police state?

[BradBo]

6. Those cops need to go to jail.

Just isolate the guy.

[ashredux]

7. That is kind of why they have tasers, they often just use them as punishment, but this might be a go

[brush]

8. IMO there's got to be an IQ requirement for cops. I mean...

come on...gunning down a double amputee in a wheel chair?

My God, all those able-bodied men and none of them could figure out a better way to handle that?

[Me.]

15. Quite

[Old Crow]

9. I thought this was an Onion piece.

American cop culture is horrid. "When in doubt, shoot. Expose yourself to zero risk. If any force is justified, make it lethal force. We're not serving citizens; we're an occupying force." That about sums it up.

[republianmushroom]

10. of course they feared for there lives.

seems like something like this is becoming an almost daily occurrence.