Que about knife lady video
Non LE here. I think multiple folks have well pointed out the downside of taser in this situation on the locked knife lady shooting. I personally think it would not be crazy to try taser, but I also believe the officer would be taking a significant risk that it doesn’t go well, and I don’t blame them for not tasing.
The question that I have is, why the spray of bullets? which essentially guarantees no chance for her survival. There are 2 officers at distance with semiautomatic handguns trained on her. Why not fire one shot (perhaps a warning shot at her feet), see how she responds, and if she continues coming forward then put her down with a spread? She’s not a grizzly bear. She’s extremely unlikely to take a shot to body and continue aggression. Even a warning shot at the feet has significant chance of making her put down the knife…
And before anyone talks about warning shot ricochet, please give me a break here. I’m talking about one shot at the feet. Theres no way that is more likely to cause bystander injury than 2 guns firing 5 shots a piece rapidly at her.