i am convinced we did not watch the same video then. the cops shot him as he was walking towards him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-P54MZVxMU#t=109

warning someone dies in this video

this was suicide by cop, and the cops followed the rules to a T. me being a "redneck with a lot of guns" has nothing to do with this other than to assist you in displaying your ignorance.

tazers dont always work, they work even less on people that are drugged up or not right in the head. im not trusting my life to a tazer when someone is comming at me with a knife telling me to kill them.

not shot him till he was closer? do you think his objective was to shake their hand? jesus christ you are a bleeding heart dumbass. clearly the cop's life is worth less than someone trying to kill themselves.

this guy committed a crime with the intentions to get into a confrontation with the cops. he was armed, and not following lawful orders from the police. he acted in an aggressive manner, and was approaching the cops with deadly intend. it was a lawful and justified shooting. saying anything otherwise is silly, and foolish.