Which LEO do we like better

[*bfine32*]

The one that locked himself in the car or the one that killed the guy wielding the knife?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sacramento-police-shoot-kill-knife-waving-suspect-40501769

Quote:The man threw an object at a police vehicle and was seen reaching for his waistband as if he was trying to retrieve a weapon, the Sacramento Police Department said in a statement.

It also said the man later raised a knife over his head while charging one officer who locked himself in his patrol car to escape injury.

Two more officers arrived and eventually shot the man when he turned toward them with the knife, Heinlein said. A news release said officers fired "multiple" shots.

Officers later found a folding knife but no gun, he said.

[XenoMorph]

sounds like this guy = suicide by cop

[SteelCitySouth]

All of them....

[fredtoast]

"He was non-compliant throughout the whole ordeal," refusing repeated commands to drop the weapon, Heinlein said. "I'm not sure if he came at the officers ... but he turned toward the officers in a threatening manner and at that point the officers fired."

Sorry, but being "non-compliant" does not justify the death penalty in this country. The officers had to be threatened with immediate bodily harm to justify killing the man. Erratic behavior can be the result of something temporary like a drug reaction or a psychotic event.

These officers may well have been justified in killing the man, but I would have to know a lot more facts. The guy who locked himself in the car may have been using the best judgement as long as he was still in a position to protect the public from the man.