police shot and killed a man for not putting down his weapon

[ailachami]

anyone seen this on the news today?

http://kdvr.com/2013/05/14/police-sh...thwest-denver/

[Bailey Guns]

Yeah. That'll happen. Especially after they whack you with a beanbag round and repeatedly tell you to drop your gun and stop pointing it at them. So what's the point? The guy was a fatally slow learner?

[Great-Kazoo]

If this was a non-le using deadly force to "stop" what they perceived to be a threat, would anyone complain OR turn it in to a discussion?

[Inconel710]

If this was a non-le using deadly force to "stop" what they perceived to be a threat, would anyone complain OR turn it in to a discussion?

They'd be piling on to high-five the shooter.

[Ronin13]

Yeah. That'll happen. Especially after they whack you with a beanbag round and repeatedly tell you to drop your gun and stop pointing it at them. So what's the point? The guy was a fatally slow learner?

Death- the ultimate stupid prize for playing a stupid game like 'continue to wave a gun at cops.' Hey, at least Darwin was at work in/around Federal last night.

[Jer]

A guy from the TacomWorld.com forum just happened to be there and said this was basically suicide by cop. Sounds like a best case scenario given the circumstances so I'm not sure this is a story worthy of discussion.

[Great-Kazoo]

A guy from the TacomWorld.com forum just happened to be there and said this was basically suicide by cop. Sounds like a best case scenario given the circumstances so I'm not sure this is a story worthy of discussion.

Has that ever stopped anyone from commenting? and
3-2-1 GO

[KevDen2005]

In before someone makes a completely false statement about law enforcement in the most negative way. I thought it would be faster given the OP's comment.

[Hound]

This guy got what he deserved. That was stupid.

[Ronin13]

A guy from the TacomWorld.com forum just happened to be there and said this was basically suicide by cop. Sounds like a best case scenario given the circumstances so I'm not sure this is a story worthy of discussion.

Well the one thing to discuss, as I've met a NYS cop that encountered this kind of instance when he was just starting his career, is that suicide by cop is a pretty messed up thing. Someone doesn't want to do the job themselves, so they put that kind of stress and mental trauma on one or multiple police officers... I think there might be a separate part of hell you go to for that.