"but he was 10 feet away"!
Officers are trained to shoot someone approaching them with a knife if they're within 21 feet, because (*psssst * bullets often don't instantaneously stop people)
Shooting at close range in stressful situations with someone who can cross that distance in almost no time at all also takes a lot of discipline, and they don't seem to understand that.
Not to mention the countless other people surrounding the cops screaming and yelling while they're dealing with a gut brandishing a knife. I'm sure that helped deescalate the situation.
It’s not a legal rule or policy by any stretch that they have to be within a certain distance to be a threat and the shooting justified. That’s not how officers are trained because officers are usually much closer than that at the outset of an attack. It’s just used to illustrate a point.
The 21 foot rule came about because that is the minimum amount of distance the average officer needs to draw the weapon and fire at an attacker to stop them without getting stabbed by the attacker. Some officers need less some need more - some attackers are able to choose that faster than others.
Indeed, but knowing 21 feet is the 'standard'... I think it's safe to say within 10 feet is 100% justified. That asshole could've just dropped the deadly weapon and avoided the outcome.
"but he was 10 feet away"!
Officers are trained to shoot someone approaching them with a knife if they're within 21 feet, because (*psssst * bullets often don't instantaneously stop people)
https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2017/10/16/the-21-foot-rule-why-is-it-important/
Shooting at close range in stressful situations with someone who can cross that distance in almost no time at all also takes a lot of discipline, and they don't seem to understand that.
Not to mention the countless other people surrounding the cops screaming and yelling while they're dealing with a gut brandishing a knife. I'm sure that helped deescalate the situation.
It’s not a legal rule or policy by any stretch that they have to be within a certain distance to be a threat and the shooting justified. That’s not how officers are trained because officers are usually much closer than that at the outset of an attack. It’s just used to illustrate a point.
The 21 foot rule came about because that is the minimum amount of distance the average officer needs to draw the weapon and fire at an attacker to stop them without getting stabbed by the attacker. Some officers need less some need more - some attackers are able to choose that faster than others.
Indeed, but knowing 21 feet is the 'standard'... I think it's safe to say within 10 feet is 100% justified. That asshole could've just dropped the deadly weapon and avoided the outcome.
Oh no doubt. I think we all agree on this site that actions have consequences