http://www.cnn.com/US/9908/31/ny.police.shooting.03/
A guy who was wielding a hammer was being taken into custody. After trying to take him down with Mace, the guy proceeds to whack the cop with the hammer.
4 of the 6 cops pull their guns and shoot the guy in the torso, killing him...
Now everyone is screaming "excessive force!"
What do you think? Personally, I want to know what the other two cops were doing instead of bringing him down. If you pull a gun on a cop, you will get shot, if you pull a knife on a cop, you will get shot. Why not a hammer?
Any LEO want to chime in on this one?
...tm
A guy who was wielding a hammer was being taken into custody. After trying to take him down with Mace, the guy proceeds to whack the cop with the hammer.
4 of the 6 cops pull their guns and shoot the guy in the torso, killing him...
Now everyone is screaming "excessive force!"
What do you think? Personally, I want to know what the other two cops were doing instead of bringing him down. If you pull a gun on a cop, you will get shot, if you pull a knife on a cop, you will get shot. Why not a hammer?
Any LEO want to chime in on this one?
...tm