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Originally Posted by Azimyth
Police officers are trained to defend themselves with deadly force only. They do not aim for appendages as a rule. The standard procedure was followed if the man did not drop his weapon. The form of weapon is immaterial. It could be a hunk of Jello, but as soon as it is used to smother a cop, it is a weapon and deadly force is warranted.
The training given and SOP's followed, are cookie cutter devices used in an unpredictable world. Sometimes the square piece must be pounded into the circle.
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Well, a knife is considered a deadly weapon, right? What guy in his right mind would wait till you charged him and then aim for the leg or arm? The body is the largest target followed by the head. Like I said before, I am not going to sit and see if you do manage to get that knife in me. I wouldn't risk myself and I sure as hell wouldn't ask a cop to risk himself to see if he hits the leg to wound or whatever.