More "largely peaceful" Portland protests

[Sociopathicsteelerfan]

(10-28-2020, 08:01 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: If there is a person with a deadly weapon, the safety of the officer(s) and the general public comes before the safety of the suspect with the weapon. Full stop. The force continuum makes the use of deadly force in that situation absolutely acceptable.

But why didn't they shoot the knife out of his hand instead of aiming center mass?