....no way that would hold up in court. far too many citizens around to fire at him......gun ownership is a great thing, but there are limits to their use in crowded situations.No. That guy was eligible to take some lead for sure! He's waving a knife around. One shot.
I didn't say I would, unless he walked toward me, but I disagree with you. He had a deadly weapon, and if one feared for their life it most certainly would "hold up". "Well, he was going to take a shot at him when the madman approached but was too concerned that he would hit someone else so he allowed himself to be stabbed to death".
REALLY?!
Lol, yup.....she did the play by play like she saw this kind of crap every day.......which she probably does.Lady filming "Somebody give the man twenty dollars".... Well Lady why don't you reach into your pocket? Besides, all I got is this here coat rack....
I wouldn't call that excessive at all.
He did what was necessarily to end the situation.
Now shooting him may have been excessive, but the guy was waving that knife around and did take a swipe at one guy so I guess it depends on in what state this happened.
agreed, but in the PR of NY the shooter would most definitely be going to jail.Petey, knives are more dangerous than bullets in most cases. Being he was armed with that knife, making threatening gestures, shooting him would meet the "force continuum" the police use. They are by law authorized to use deadly force in cases like this. "Use of force to stop a threat that could cause serious injury or death to persons."