Run away, run away! New LAPD technique for dealing with armed suspects...

[TGS]

If somebody is trying to commit "suicide by cop", I see no reason why that desire need be honored.

I think you should expand more on your statement.

If someone is swinging a knife, regardless of whether they're intending suicide by cop or not, there comes a time at which point they might need to get shot because nobody owes that perp the chance to see if s/he's really bluffing or not.

Getting too close to officers while swinging a knife just might be the point in time when someone needs to get shot. In many other cases, it's when the perp gets too close to bystanders.

If the situation permits, everyone involved would obviously rather not shoot someone. Trying intermediate force adjuncts from a distance (beanbag, OC, taser, etc) as long as you have lethal cover is pretty standard.

[voodoo_man]

I think you should expand more on your statement.

If someone is swinging a knife, regardless of whether they're intending suicide by cop or not, there comes a time at which point they might need to get shot because nobody owes that perp the chance to see if s/he's really bluffing or not.

Getting too close to officers while swinging a knife just might be the point in time when someone needs to get shot. In many other cases, it's when the perp gets too close to bystanders.

If the situation permits, everyone involved would obviously rather not shoot someone. Trying intermediate force adjuncts from a distance (beanbag, OC, taser, etc) as long as you have lethal cover is pretty standard.

"Shoot threshold" is something that each and everyone of us needs to determine for ourselves.

[LSP552]

If somebody is trying to commit "suicide by cop", I see no reason why that desire need be honored.

The problem is you can't be sure how far they are willing to go to get their wish.

[Tamara]

If somebody is trying to commit "suicide by cop", I see no reason why that desire need be honored.

Depends.

[Stephanie B]

Originally Posted by Stephanie B
If somebody is trying to commit "suicide by cop", I see no reason why that desire need be honored.

The problem is you can't be sure how far they are willing to go to get their wish.

That is true, and that is why there can't be a bright-line rule.

[Tabasco]

"Those who the Gods wish to destroy, they first make crazy."

There's light at the end of the tunnel, but be prepared for a rough ride.

[RevolverRob]

Can't wait to see this starting to occur in Chicago. My suggestion is the police detail protecting Rahm Emmanuel should get the first shift off.

[HCM]

If somebody is trying to commit "suicide by cop", I see no reason why that desire need be honored.

Suicidal people are often homicidal as well, often enough it is a reasonable presumption.

If the police run away, they are now exposing the public to that threat. In some states, failure to take police action in response to afelony is actually a criminal offense.

[Eastex]

I read some of this and I wonder if I live in the same country. My biggest question is how much longer before the anarchy starts? Seems like Chicago is already well on its way


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[Holmes375]

Makes me wonder when the illustrious Commission will further propose official No-Go zones to promote cultural tolerance.

As a private citizen in Wyoming it seems I am allowed to respond more appropriately to a deadly threat than is an officer of the LAPD.

How sad is that...