Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu> wrote:
> This is a bit misleading. The story says the guy was
> wielding a 3"
> knife and even a person who is handcuffed can use *both*
> hands to quiete
> efficiently stab someone (unless his hands are hancuffed
> behind him).
> Shooting someone who is chasing a cop while wielding a
> knife may reflect
> unfavorably on the cop's professional skills, but
> otherwise looks like a
> justifiable self-defense, no?
>
> Justin?
>
> Wojtek
>
Well, whats wrong with Non lethal ways, like tazers or mace? Certianlly a knife weilding maniac is scary--but shooting him 12 times..that's a bit excessive, IMHO --- Sent from UnionMail Service [http://mail.union.org.za]