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The moral of the story.... DOn't pull a knife on a cop.
Knowing about how quick one can be stabbed with a knife vs. shot with a brandished gun, this officer was in line with the procedure for self preservation.
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@cgarison The cop might have been able to stop that man without killing him.
But the cops failure to do so is a matter of training, equipment, and backup. And you're asking him to either put himself or the public at a _lot_ of risk to try to use those options. As you know, it's very easy for someone with a knife to kill someone with a gun at close range.
That cop didn't do anything morally wrong here. He very likely saved his own life, and there's a good chance he saved the life of others.
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The only factor that could have helped the police officer was the short blade length of the pocket knife as it typically takes a 7" fixed blade to maximize the effectiveness of that tool as a weapon.