re: #194 Dark_Falcon

Almost all American police are trained to shoot when faced with someone advancing on them with a knife. Trying to defend against a knife with a contact weapon risks getting slashed and officer safety is deemed of greater importance than what happens to the assailant.

Shoot only when all else has failed SHOULD be the default position. Those police came in multiple guns blazing within 4 or 5 seconds of contact. There was NO attempt to de-escalate the situation even though the police were not in danger from the guy at that moment.