Police Shoot Man Who Had His Hands Raised Above His Head

[Clyde]

CNN says the 2nd video shows the victim had a knife in his hand.

[UKMustangFan]

Was his left hand in the air when he was shot? I can't tell.

 

Maybe it was, but a man with a knife within that close of a range is a mortal danger to anyone around him...depending on the entirety of the situation shooting him may have been justified.

 

We'll see what else comes out.

 

So he had a knife in his hand and his hands were in the air. If he's threatening he's going to kill himself (which was in the article that RM posted earlier), would you say the shooting is justified?

[Baseballfan3]

Does anyone else notice the sudden movement and the hands coming down before the shots can be heard?

[Clyde]

Does anyone else notice the sudden movement and the hands coming down before the shots can be heard?

 

Just watched again.

 

No.

[Clyde]

The police are watching him closely as he meanders. They're pretty close to him.

 

Shouldn't we assume they see the knife before he raises his hands?

[Jumper_Dad]

So he had a knife in his hand and his hands were in the air. If he's threatening he's going to kill himself (which was in the article that RM posted earlier), would you say the shooting is justified?

Were both of his hands in the air? Some one with a knife in their hand is a real threat to those around him. I will still wait until we know exactly what happened to say if I think this was justified or not. The fact that both officers (allegedly) shot at the same time IMO shows that they both saw an action from him that warranted shooting him and this wasn't some one over reacting or panicking.

[Jumper_Dad]

CNN stating that source says knife is clearly seen in the second video...prosecutor during interview said second video show clearly what happened.

[halfback20]

Does anyone else notice the sudden movement and the hands coming down before the shots can be heard?

 

Yes

[spindoc]

All dude had to do was drop the knife.

[plantmanky]

Does anyone else notice the sudden movement and the hands coming down before the shots can be heard?

 

I said earlier it looked like something metal was shining when he dropped his hands from sun reflection. A knife makes sense.

 

I would think a knife would be more dangerous with hands in the air than a gun. A gun is at least pointed and has one exit point. A knife can be thrown and be very deadly.

 

Considering the guy darn near beat his wife and baby to death (per the article) I would think you would assume he planned to use the knife.

[woodsrider]

So he had a knife in his hand and his hands were in the air. If he's threatening he's going to kill himself (which was in the article that RM posted earlier), would you say the shooting is justified?

 

If he had a knife, was told to drop it, and refused...I don't care if his hands were up, down, side ways, behind his back, up his butt...they were justified in shooting him based on how close they seem to be to him.

[UKMustangFan]

If he had a knife, was told to drop it, and refused...I don't care if his hands were up, down, side ways, behind his back, up his butt...they were justified in shooting him based on how close they seem to be to him.

 

Even if he's only threatening to harm himself with said knife?

[woodsrider]

Even if he's only threatening to harm himself with said knife?

 

So because he is only threatening himself means he couldn't attack the officer? He's a threat as long as he has that knife. He either drops it or risks being shot.

[spindoc]

Even if he's only threatening to harm himself with said knife?

 

The threat included the 911 call where a child and another adult were harmed. So, I'd say more than "himself" were in the equation.

[halfback20]

 

The threat included the 911 call where a child and another adult were harmed. So, I'd say more than "himself" were in the equation.

 

Along with any other innocent bystanders, and apparently there were a few since we have as least two videos