Having watched the video it shows very little. What it does show is a quick turn by the perp towards the officer in question and then back onto the original path. That's what got him shot, that quick turn towards the officer. The officer responded to that threat and it was clearly a threat move.
This kid was at 15 feet and holding a knife, and likely had been warned, what's the issue? Back turned on not, has nothing to do with it. Of course the press make no effort to educate the public on;
- The 21 foot rule and its reasoning
- The standard best practice of emptying the magazine, to ensure contact is made. And how easy it is to miss contact when under trained and under stress
- That bullets don’t always stop an individual, especially when that individual is on certain types of drugs (PCP).
Do cops need to call into the City Attorney for the thumbs up or down? Hey Buddy, stop charging at me for a minute while I consult with dispatch on the ROE?
If you want to knowingly threaten a cop, or take substances that are known to put you in a state of mind to threaten a cop or anyone for that matter, and the threat is legitimate, someone is going to get killed.
I wonder how many of these incidents would have ended without injury or death if the if the young street savy lads had practiced better common sense, weren't doing designer drugs and hadn't put themselves in a position to get shot. Poor tactics is irrelevant to the use of deadly force. The initiator of the situation - the thug - is the sole individual responsible.