Wisconsin officer shoots knife wielding black man

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knife wielding black man

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Instead of going to college he chose to be a wielder

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the responding officer tried to talk to him and fired his Taser before Ruffin allegedly charged him with the knives, "forcing the officer to use a firearm."

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Good shoot.
frick that knife guy.
Cull the herd.

Poor parenting.
They should have told him, never tale a knife to a gunfight.

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“But because he was black, he was considered as a threat from the beginning,” Sheriyah Appleton, a cousin, said.”

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No, that would have been because he was trying to stab a woman when police were called, refused a command to put the knife down, and charged the cop with clear intent to use it.

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Wisconsin officer shoots knife wielding black man

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Why do I have a sneaking suspicion that the part which I bolded will be conveniently swept under the rug?

Anybody?

Seems to me that using a gun against a knife wielder is overkill. Too much force. The officer had no right to use that much force against a man wielding a knife. He should be charged murder.

Steadman’s cheddar says the use of force has to be proportional.

Officer should have retreated to a store where he could arm himself with a knife or set an appointment with the knife guy to come back and have an appropriately even contest.

He should have disarmed him with his bare hands. we saw Walker Texas Ranger do it one time.

BLM

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Officer should have retreated to a store where he could arm himself with a knife or set an appointment with the knife guy to come back and have an appropriately even contest.

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Officers should now carry some sort of bladed weapon on them at all times. Much like Steadman's, I'd prefer they carry a small little pocket knife, mabye a Case peanut or something similar.