re: #223 allegro

Depends on the situation. What I do expect is for police officers to be trained well enough not to panic at the sight of a knife. I expect them to try to defuse a situation when dealing with a mentally ill person who is saying “Shoot me now” before filling the guy with lead within seconds of contact. There was no such attempt.

Uh…the cops told the guy repeatedly to stop and drop the knife from what I recall, and when he fails to do that…what, exactly, are they supposed to do? Ask nicely again?