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In reply to the discussion: 'She was a child.' White House comments on Ma'Khia Bryant shooting [View all]honest.abe
(8,556 posts)92. And what if he missed shooting the girl with the knife and hit the girl in pink??
I guess he would have to apologize to her family as well and tell them he was just trying to save their girl and sometimes shit happens.
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'She was a child.' White House comments on Ma'Khia Bryant shooting [View all]
TexasTowelie
Apr 2021
OP
And you don't seem to care that this child was a split second away from
MarineCombatEngineer
Apr 2021
#35
I think I am done with you. I refuse to get into with someone who thinks they are John Wayne
AZLD4Candidate
Apr 2021
#41
That child was much larger than the girl in pink, and was poised with a knife to stab her.
pnwmom
Apr 2021
#61
A paring knife is not a gun. Did not need to end this way. Cops used to intervene and disarm/ defuse
Evolve Dammit
Apr 2021
#11
So if you were in that situation you want the cop not to save you? That's very odd
caber09
Apr 2021
#17
Not in this situation. In the time it took to type this..the girl would be stabbed at that point
caber09
Apr 2021
#77
My hands can be lethal too, so anyone with hands on a police call has potentially lethal weapons
AZLD4Candidate
Apr 2021
#34
Taser could work too, but we have a society where everyone wants to John Wayne or John McClane
AZLD4Candidate
Apr 2021
#47
A 2 second pause would have resulted in the murder of an innocent black girl protecting a puppy. NT
cinematicdiversions
Apr 2021
#71
Would you be willing to take the risk that the carotid artery won't be severed or nicked?
MarineCombatEngineer
Apr 2021
#95
Knock it off, he saved the other girls life...enough of this "oh the cut wouldve been ok bs"
caber09
Apr 2021
#99
Like you, I come from a time before teenage girls having knife-fights in the street was a problem
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2021
#155
taser? pepper spray? tackle her and take the knife away? shoot in leg as very last resort? 15.
Evolve Dammit
Apr 2021
#76
The girl in pink is DEAD with any of these choices, there were literally seconds to react, come on
caber09
Apr 2021
#79
What about those less-than-lethal options: rubber bullets, beanbags, and so on?
catrose
Apr 2021
#31
Wait I thought we are supposed to be against militarized police? Given what we see, it was justified
caber09
Apr 2021
#78
If he had his taser in hand instead of his gun a better ending might have happened.
honest.abe
Apr 2021
#81
Does it say how effective they are from 35 ft? we have seen close shots have no effect on people
caber09
Apr 2021
#139
Something is wrong when people in a society have no issues and justify child killing
AZLD4Candidate
Apr 2021
#43
So using a Taser wasn't an option? De-escalation? Secret Service put themselves between
AZLD4Candidate
Apr 2021
#46
I don't see how de-escalation was possible at that range and with the knife already swinging
ripcord
Apr 2021
#51
But you would have allowed the girl in pink to be knifed in the neck because
MarineCombatEngineer
Apr 2021
#58
You can't sayyou are against children getting killed bec you would've gotten the girl in pink killed
caber09
Apr 2021
#59
The person being threatened with the knife was a child, too. The person already stabbed
pnwmom
Apr 2021
#63
The officer had a good chance to taser the girl if he had his taser in hand instead of his gun.
honest.abe
Apr 2021
#83
And if the mucscle spasms from the taser made the knife stab the other girl in the throat?
ripcord
Apr 2021
#90
And what if he missed shooting the girl with the knife and hit the girl in pink??
honest.abe
Apr 2021
#92
+1000 Amazing how some people think...the girl in pink would be dead if they were in charge..
caber09
Apr 2021
#107
Again HE SAVED the girl from getting stabbed...dont wield the knife then, the cop said stand down..
caber09
Apr 2021
#106
I completely agree the girl in pink is relieved and thankful for what the officer did...
honest.abe
Apr 2021
#108
Yes of course.. my point is why immediately draw a gun to teens fighting in their front yard.
honest.abe
Apr 2021
#113
What would the taser have done from that distance? No guarantee taser wouldve stopped girl w/knife
caber09
Apr 2021
#110
I'd be very surprised if drawing weapon was not the move with deadly weapon wielded in front of him
caber09
Apr 2021
#114
Maybe this Maybe that...he didnt have any weapon drawn to begin with...had he come out of the car
caber09
Apr 2021
#117
Most here don't realize just how Tasers have a limited use and range,
MarineCombatEngineer
Apr 2021
#123
This teenager was a split second away from shoving a rather large knife into
MarineCombatEngineer
Apr 2021
#127
Yeah, clearly the situation was difficult and things moving quickly and violently.
honest.abe
Apr 2021
#128