[NEWS] Knife-wielding student shot by Nev. police in critical condition

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sauce: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/07/police-confirm-shooting-nevada-high-school/95103082/

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[ReddBoi]

what dumbass swings a knife around not thinking anything bad will happen

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oh man

[ChappersTeddy]

Boom richardhead now that's what I call a loving GAMER SHOT

[Willymcmilly]

are weapon-wielding highschoolers gonna be a regular thing now

[Cappytaino]

Tbh it's a shame the officer had to fire a shot, but in the same vein, the kid pulling a knife out brought the situation to a new level where that had to be required. I would argue pulling a weapon warrants use of deadly force.

I can almost imagine now the media response to this. They'll condemn the officer for not using less lethal methods. But at the end of the day, the guy certainly feels horrible about having to shoot a young kid, but he did what he had to do to protect innocent bystanders at which the kid was swinging a knife.

Within 15 feet of distance, knives are much more deadly than guns and knife fights get ugly VERY quickly.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tueller_Drill

[Conan]

what cappy said. a shoulder shot seems to be cutting it close though; can be deadly if it hits the wrong shoulder. but a leg shot is too hard to pull off reliably, so its hard to say for sure

[Metario]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tueller_Drill

aw forget yeah a utahn police officer made that drill shieeett

[IkeTheGeneric]

Golden rule of life: DON'T forget with police officers. That's how you forgetin' die.

[Perry]

what cappy said. a shoulder shot seems to be cutting it close though; can be deadly if it hits the wrong shoulder. but a leg shot is too hard to pull off reliably, so its hard to say for sure

You should generally aim for the lower midsection which is the least lethal place you can shoot fairly accurately. (shoot to wound) Stomach shots are the most painful but aren't lethal unless left untreated. Shooting an armed suspect in the upper chest is too dangerous and may leave the suspect dead (shoot to kill)

It resembles a game of chicken when you think about it



Swerve can mean "gives up" for suspect, and "doesn't shoot" for cop. Continue can mean "shoots" for both parties. The worst case scenario is if both the suspect and more than one cop ends up dead (dallas sniper attack). The unfavorable but not worst scenarios are if the suspect shoots the cop or the cop shoots the suspect. The best outcome is if the cop doesn't shoot lethally/disarms the suspect and the suspect either gives up or is disarmed.

Aiming for the best outcome is what all cops should try to do. However, it can be understood that it's not always possible.

[Space1255]

First thing that came to mind

[Cappytaino]

The student is a threat to himself and others. The cop should (and did) shoot center mass for maximum stopping power. He missed and hit the shoulder, but still was able to stop the attack. It was the right thing to do.

Golden rule of life: DON'T forget with police officers. That's how you forgetin' die.

Or just don't be a prick and try to stab people :^)

[Perry]

The student is a threat to himself and others. The cop should (and did) shoot center mass for maximum stopping power. He missed and hit the shoulder, but still was able to stop the attack. It was the right thing to do.

yeah i agree with this as well. it doesn't matter what he did to stop it but in the end he did stop it, and right now the cop, the students, and the attacker are all alive. The attacker might die but as of now he's alive so the best course of action was met.

[Cappytaino]

yeah i agree with this as well. it doesn't matter what he did to stop it but in the end he did stop it, and right now the cop, the students, and the attacker are all alive. The attacker might die but as of now he's alive so the best course of action was met.

Agreed. Priority number one is to stop the attacker from hurting innocent people. It's preferable that the attacker would not die, considering he's so young, but if he does, I don't think the liability is on the cop for doing what his best discretion and training told him to do.

Pepper spray or some other chemical irritant has a chance of making the kid just swing wildly and won't make him any easier to take down to cuff, and a taser isn't 100% effective, especially through layers of clothing. There really is no simple way to approach it since knife wounds are ridiculously deadly