I would have subdued her with a judo throw. Still her fault for not realizing cops are trained to kill.

I totally get what your saying. But at the end of the day, the cop has a life he wants to continue living and may even have a wife and kids. It's not worth putting any of that under even 1% of a risk to "disarm" somebody doing that, that absolutely shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

Very noble. I'm sure society will benefit highly with this guy still being alive.

yes, lets just kill every single person that ever makes a mistake.

If you can't deal with people in perilous situations without shooting them....don't become a fukking cop.

No one asked you to become a cop, if you can't handle the pressure/danger go be a fukking mailman.

pretty sad how so many americans would rather kill the mentally ill then try to help them

and before any of the cop bootlickers clutch their pearls and scream how this woman couldn't have been helped and there was no other option other than to shoot her i'm not just referring to this one lady but the mentally disabled people in general

^^^^ all these videos of cops doing the right thing, ayyyyy lmao.

if only we could have tactical wheelie bin use like that over here.

lol keep whiteknighting away you dumb *******. You were implying she should be somewhat let off the hook because of a "mental disorder." I told you that doesn't justify her getting off the hook because she's a risk to public safety and used serial killers as an example; most people agree they shouldn't be dealt with lightly and they most likely do have some mental disorder as well. It's not an excuse to be a threat to others. I know she probably wasn't planning some mass murder but a person who is walking around with a meat cleaver in public is a threat. You really think "help" would do anything to let her live a nice life? You're an idealistic liberal probably, help is so overrated. People act like therapy can heal and fix anything. An outcast will still most likely feel like an outcast. People have a hard time admitting that because it shatters their view of an idealistic world that they like to believe in.

I'm not saying she was fully aware or she was not. I'm just saying I don't blame the cop for putting a couple shots into an ill person chasing him with a meat cleaver. Could he have put less shots in her? Sure. Does it really matter? No. At the end of the day, your head's not going to be on straight when a person is charging at you with a weapon.

Attacking someone with a knife unprovoked is not a mistake. I say kill them all.

okay well honestly then you're making an assumption that just because a lot of us think the cop did the right thing even if she was mentally disabled, that we don't care at all about mentally disabled people as well.

That's quite a reach brah. I'm all for supporting mentally ill people and raising awareness and encouraging people to share their stories but when you become a physical threat to the public - be it even one man/woman - that's when it becomes irrelevant. You have to give priority to the people at risk imo. Not a law maker but just my 2 cents. You can't be a physical risk to others.

Lmao'ed so hard....this is awesome.

No, I didn't. I said that she has a mental instability and wasn't in her right mind (hurr durr, EQ = wking), the cop had an opportunity to down her and evade her, and that he wasn't wrong for shooting her but was wrong for killing her.

You just can't read, and are too emotional to comprehend what I'm saying. Didn't read the rest; Tell your story walking.

lol her mental instability is not relevant when she's a physical threat to you.

If he tried to just take her down without shooting her, he'd risk his own life. He didn't have the "opportunity" to down her and evade her.

Well we both agree he wasn't wrong to shoot her. Sometimes when you're trying to safely stop an unstable person with a weapon and you shoot them they end up dead.

It's not like her life would be any better if she survived. She's a nutcase and it's a waste of public money to make her rot in jail instead. Hope this isn't too long for you.

No shiit, he's a fuking cop.. that's what they do. You're talking about an old woman like she's some 200 pound male, as if shooting her in the chest and backing off is hard to do, and as if killing is the only legit tactic available when there's many other avenues to take when dealing with a fuking old woman.

He was right to shoot her, but he could have done more to save her. Acting as if it isn't a cop's duty to save people, even people out of their fuking minds (which is where her disorder is relevant, dipchit) makes you a massive fuking retard.Lacking compassion is so alfa bro.

Opportunity - within close enough distance
Capability - meat cleaver
intent - coming straight for the cop

deadly force is authorized

Stop posting bro, it's apparent you're just low life scum with a grudge against cops and the system because you're a failure in life. No matter the irrefutable proof, or real life experience that is shoved in your face you'll keep denying it and claiming all police officers who use deadly force are evil

You said:And I clearly stated that normal, functioning, and law-abiding citizens will not die at the hands of police because they follow orders. If you're a criminal, stupid, or mentally challenged you will be injured/die upon resisting a police officer. It's not that hard, but it must be for you considering you're brain dead

cop did exactly what his job was... protect and serve is a MOTTO adapted by the LAPD some years ago, its not a creed that police live by, they are paid to stop crimes, thats what the cop did

Pretty sure most cops are mentally ill.

No I'm not saying she's 200 lbs or a male but a person with a weapon is still a threat. I don't know why he shot her 5 times but she deserved to be shot immediately for everyone's safety even if that results in her death. It's not about her being a fuking old woman, it's about her being a fuking old woman running with a meat cleaver ffs. Anyway, it's not like her life would all of a sudden become amazing if she survived.

What more could he have done more to save her? By stopping her he in a way could have been saving other people. He notified on his radio that shots have been fired and I'm sure ambulances were dispatched immediately. He didn't just stand there and stare at her. Thinking her disorder is relevant in a situation where she's a threat and that she should be put on a pedestal when chasing someone with a meat cleaver makes you a delusion fuktard lol. It's not about a lack of compassion. bro.

lmfao. yup much better idea to risk getting killed because someones mentally ill

So cops = gov't mercs.

Neat, so people's dislike for cops is now justified since, in your own words, they aren't public servants but are guns for hire.

lol if you can't handle a fat old lady with a knife then you definitely don't need to be a police officer...

ahh liberals, so naive and stupid. Keep white knighting criminals

I'm sure you've taken down a lot of knife wielding suspects yourself, so you're definitely an authority on the subject.

You're stupid.Nobody's saying that; Quit trying to turn me saying "cop could have done more than kill the person" into some wk, sjw, 'she's a girl' bullchit.

I honestly believe you're trolling me at this point. Unless you're autistic as fuk, there's no way you can't comprehend what I'm saying when I say he could have taken more action to preserve her life while taking her down. Yeah, he dispatched for an ambulance.. after 5 shots. I knew you were going to say that, the only difference is he shot her with the intentions of killing her, but hoping that she'd live. That's the difference, the context of his actions, and my argument is solely "he could have done more instead of deciding he had to kill her to stop her".

People who are supporting his decision to killing her also claim that he should have moved out of the way when firing to avoid the bystander, which means that he would have had time to re-position himself, meaning that he could have easily shot and dodged just as well. Again, he's justified in shooting her, but could have done more to save her (more meaning not plugging her 5 fuking times).

Inb4 another response with me being delusional, what more could he do, wk, whatever else you have to throw at me that clearly shows you can't read. Negging you off recharge.>Says he was right to shoot her
>Liberal

Pick 1.

Feel bad your kid is going to grow up as retarded as you.

U and the cop in the vid have a lot in common.. No common sense.

Scared of a slow, fat, old woman lmao

U better invest in some firearms cuz you're way too big of a pussy to defend yourself/family otherwise

I think it is you who is lacking the common sense, being so incredibly cavalier towards a maniac coming at you with a blade, older woman or not.