▲ 572 ▼ 17-year-old shot and killed by officer conducting welfare check (abcnews.go.com) submitted 2 years ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/news@lemmy.world 115 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you go to check on someone knowing they're trying to self-harm and that they have a knife, you know what you can do to protect yourself? Back away. Unless this is one of those automatic machine knifes I've been hearing about. Even so, I'm still pretty sure "self-harm" doesn't mean "attack others," so backing away would probably work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daed@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is his job and duty not to. If he arrived to the welfare check and immediately turned around and left...? Even though this is a cherry picked argument - a melee weapon - I'm not sure it will help your point. Cops get stabbed, man. It happens even with their shoot first training. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I didn't say turn around and leave. I said back away. You know, out of knife range? Was it a house-sized knife or something? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daed@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm sorry friend, this is where I get off. You are assuming the police officer will always be faster than the attacker... I don't know where we go from here. Thank you for the conversation. https://youtu.be/abNHr6e6h8s?si=9VLFLzjnnRE8X3hx permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daed@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is his job and duty not to. If he arrived to the welfare check and immediately turned around and left...? Even though this is a cherry picked argument - a melee weapon - I'm not sure it will help your point. Cops get stabbed, man. It happens even with their shoot first training. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I didn't say turn around and leave. I said back away. You know, out of knife range? Was it a house-sized knife or something? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daed@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm sorry friend, this is where I get off. You are assuming the police officer will always be faster than the attacker... I don't know where we go from here. Thank you for the conversation. https://youtu.be/abNHr6e6h8s?si=9VLFLzjnnRE8X3hx permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I didn't say turn around and leave. I said back away. You know, out of knife range? Was it a house-sized knife or something? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daed@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm sorry friend, this is where I get off. You are assuming the police officer will always be faster than the attacker... I don't know where we go from here. Thank you for the conversation. https://youtu.be/abNHr6e6h8s?si=9VLFLzjnnRE8X3hx permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daed@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm sorry friend, this is where I get off. You are assuming the police officer will always be faster than the attacker... I don't know where we go from here. Thank you for the conversation. https://youtu.be/abNHr6e6h8s?si=9VLFLzjnnRE8X3hx permalink fedilink source parent