Police shoot amputee in wheelchair

• Devils Advocate

  

  FatHobbit;1279392 wrote:Unless it was an electric wheelchair, I'm not buying that a one armed man advanced on officers with something in his hand that they couldn't see.

  
  I'm sure it was something like this...
  
  
  
  "Watch out! He's got a colostomy bag!
• justincredible

  

  Steel Valley Football;1279362 wrote:Not sure if you're being facetious or not, but what you stated is correct.
  
  The problem is the patient was mentally unstable and either not able or not willing to comply. Better officer training would have helped them to more quickly make that decision.

  I absolutely agree with this.
• gut

  Steel Valley Football;1279362 wrote: Better officer training would have helped them to more quickly make that decision.

  True. Obviously they missed the "1-armed guy with a knife in a wheel chair" scenario.
  
  I think it's more about cops making poor choices under pressure. You could try to screen for that, but then you might end-up with a shortage of qualified cops.
  
  And where's the accountability for the mental health professionals supposedly trained and equipped to deal with these people/situations?
• 2kool4skool

  

  Police officers are mostly people who couldn't hack it in higher paying fields or fields that require more education. Quite frankly, it's surprising stupid stuff like this doesn't happen more often.
• bigkahuna

  Why didn't anyone riot over this?
• thavoice

  gut;1280206 wrote:True. Obviously they missed the "1-armed guy with a knife in a wheel chair" scenario.
  
  I think it's more about cops making poor choices under pressure. You could try to screen for that, but then you might end-up with a shortage of qualified cops.
  
  And where's the accountability for the mental health professionals supposedly trained and equipped to deal with these people/situations?

  Hey, a 1 armed man killed Dr Kimble's wife.
• BR1986FB

  This is the first I heard of this story. Had they subdued him and this had gone to trial, he wouldn't have had a leg to stand on. Ok, maybe one....sad story still.
• bigkahuna

  Yeah, I'm so bored, I'm resurrecting old topics.
• BR1986FB

  bigkahuna;1730237 wrote:Yeah, I'm so bored, I'm resurrecting old topics.

  It's all good. Glad you did. I never heard about this.
• thavoice

  BR1986FB;1730230 wrote:This is the first I heard of this story. Had they subdued him and this had gone to trial, he wouldn't have had a leg to stand on. Ok, maybe one....sad story still.

  Sick bastard.
  
  Truth is, that was my first thought as well but it was just...too easy.
• wkfan

  BR1986FB;1730230 wrote:This is the first I heard of this story. Had they subdued him and this had gone to trial, he wouldn't have had a leg to stand on. Ok, maybe one....sad story still.

  If he was a girl, I'm sure her name would have been Eileen.
• Belly35

  

  so stupid .. police could have pour cooking oil on the floor, it would have taken days before the guy could wheel himself out of the room or even move, by that time he would have cooled down..
  I agree in this case police had other options.... using only house hold products...
• BR1986FB

  wkfan;1730246 wrote:If he was a girl, I'm sure her name would have been Eileen.

  Or Peg.