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Part of the problem with the discussion over the Jacob Blake incident is the public never sees or hears about incidents where a cop hesitated before taking a shot and someone pulled a gun or a knife and hurt somebody.
Not that that means the Blake shooting was completely justified, but I think a large part of the audience thinks it's inconceivable he could have hurt someone if he had a weapon.
I can't find it now, but I recall video of a cop stopping a man acting loopy, even comically, by the side of the road who ignored orders not to go back to his car. The cop didn't shoot, the man got a rifle and killed him. The last thing you hear is audio of him dying. Horrific.
We have the luxury of evaluating these incidents with full knowledge of where everyone was, what they were armed with, etc. Cops in the moment don't have that information. https://twitter.com/TheAmishDude/status/1299770036584886273
That's the one. Hard to watch. https://twitter.com/ReformedWriter/status/1299771377277378561
Yeah, that's what I'm getting at. These incidents are never publicized so the public doesn't have a good gauge of whether there's actual danger. Not saying it would change minds on this, but at least realize it's not as clear cut as it's made out to be. https://twitter.com/CaptYonah/status/1299772025792323589
And don't get me started on "why didn't he just talk the guy down and de-escalate like this other cop did in a completely different situation?"
As if every person who is being arrested is in the exact same state of mind and open to listening to reason.
That poses a danger to the cop, getting into a hand-to-hand struggle. It's a judgment call every cop has to make, whether to endanger themselves to avoid lethal force. I'm not sure I can blame anyone for prioritizing their own safety. https://twitter.com/jaytbones/status/1299774527069655040
