I dunno Man,. this seems a little iffy.
NINE shots?? REALLY????? THEN they taser him??
And he was inside the bus, alone I think. Good Lord, talk about isolated and secured.........with a number of cops around him.
And he didn't even appear to be at the door.
Now, all that said, in training you are taught that any man with an edged weapon with 25 feet is extremely dangerous, and lethal force is an option. A fit man can cover 25 in two seconds.
I think the cop was trigger happy.
But I also think the shooting will come down as justified.
ya know, if these clowns can't disable a man with one round at point blank range they shouldn't be allowed to play with firearms. That was just insane. Take that (those) fu<ker's badge(s) and throw him (them) in the slammer. Also TTC should send the police department the bill for the repairs to the wanton damage done to their vehicle.
BALONEY.
First of all, "disabling" a man requires a level of shooting skill not exactly common among police, nor the general public
Secondly, that level of skill is negated by the stress of an actual confrontation, and the knowledge you are shooting at a MAN.
Third....the target is moving.
Fourth, the police are TRAINED to shoot centre mass, NEVER anything else......because
Fifth, "disabling" shots, even if successful, over-penetrate and continue on their way to God-knows where.
All that said, I think the shooting was unnecessary, and the cop somewhat trigger happy, and unskilled. Notice (I believe) only one cop fired. Unusual, to say the least
The inquiry will be interesting.
