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Brown was shot 6 times samsingh Aug 2014 #1
I think they shoot until the threat has stopped aikoaiko Aug 2014 #2
Baloney Demsrule86 Aug 2014 #20
Don't let your anger keep you from differentiating crimes from self-defense. aikoaiko Aug 2014 #23
I agree. Especially when that person isn't even holding a gun, like the knife wielder pnwmom Aug 2014 #3
Police generally follow the 21-foot rule with regard to knives NickB79 Aug 2014 #15
Except he wasn't charging. EVER. And when he COLLAPSED on the ground, they kept shooting. pnwmom Aug 2014 #16
They let him get within 5-6 feet, which was stupid for all parties involved NickB79 Aug 2014 #17
And they kept ordering him to drop his gun -- which he didn't have. pnwmom Aug 2014 #18
I think cops lose their minds. jambo101 Aug 2014 #4
I think it is to prove the victim of the shooting was a threat. Jappleseed Aug 2014 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #19
Once you have crossed the threshold to use deadly force Lee-Lee Aug 2014 #6
It's overkill... Punkingal Aug 2014 #8
You're not understanding the time frame involved Lurks Often Aug 2014 #9
After I saw that video from the UK though treestar Aug 2014 #10
It was clear Kijames was doing it just for suicide - but they have to shoot someone with a knife MillennialDem Aug 2014 #11
I keep hearing that, but then I see the video of the old man in pajamas in the street logosoco Aug 2014 #22
The 21 foot rule applies if both the knife and the gun are holstered and that's not what I said MillennialDem Aug 2014 #24
I am hoping that all cops who do this... Demsrule86 Aug 2014 #21
Hunters are taught not to leave a wounded prey. Downwinder Aug 2014 #7
the reason that shoot to kill is required TorchTheWitch Aug 2014 #12
Dead men tell no tales Populist_Prole Aug 2014 #13
Because they are afraid. Iggo Aug 2014 #14
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