But only if they were black.If zimmerman was a toronto cop, he would have killed a dozen a year!
I don't want to debate the details of this situation because I just can't see the situation well enough on that video.Maybe if that guy is Jean Claude Van Dam.... but having to egress the street car, and then launch an attack...really? Also the police had the option of BACKING THE FUCK OFF and calming down the situation. As for the street car being a weapon, just park a cruiser in front of it... seriously, are all you guys Toronto Police training sargents?
Whatever.For all we know the man couldve screamed "I have a bomb.....I have a bomb".
Then what?? Are cops supposed to wait till he blows up the entire city block??
so just make sure they only targets non blacks next time. Problem solved.But only if they were black.
Let's recap what happened here
1. Crazy man wields a knife on a public transit vehicle presenting an extremely dangerous situation for any member of the public
2. The police arrive
3. Crazy man is no longer a threat to anyone's safety
Hopefully it is incentive for those stupid enough to carry a weapon to re-evaluate the need for it.
For the bleeding-heart liberals who have immediately jumped to the premature conclusion the Police acted with excessive force:
a) The TTC is now that much safer for you and your family to use
b) The incident will be properly investigated. The police take discharging their weapons very seriously.
Hopefully you will never really need a policeman, however you are protected from violence everyday by their presence on our streets
You've been watching too many Hollywood movies I think. This situation reminds me of a Flashpoint episode (they need to bring that show back) that dealt with this exact subject.You never shoot a guy with a bomb..he may have a dead mans switch, in which case he WILL blow up when you kill him. (Seems you have received the same level of training as the cops)
Remember that guy who was cutting the throats of subway passengers a few months ago? So, does anybody think that a man waving a knife is not a danger?For the bleeding-heart liberals who have immediately jumped to the premature conclusion the Police acted with excessive force:
a) The TTC is now that much safer for you and your family to use
Or you watch too many movies....LOLYou never shoot a guy with a bomb..he may have a dead mans switch, in which case he WILL blow up when you kill him. (Seems you have received the same level of training as the cops)
A cruiser has no hope of stopping a runaway streetcar or a snow plow.Maybe if that guy is Jean Claude Van Dam.... but having to egress the street car, and then launch an attack...really? Also the police had the option of BACKING THE FUCK OFF and calming down the situation. As for the street car being a weapon, just park a cruiser in front of it... seriously, are all you guys Toronto Police training sargents?
This woman would agreeA cruiser has no hope of stopping a runaway streetcar or a snow plow
While its nice to have the police represented on this board, don't you think you should wait until the SIU investigation is complete, officer, before you declare innocence?The police acted appropriately in this situation, according to Canadian Law on the subject. TO cops don't carry tazers, so it's a non-argument.
Here's a little graphic for context, for those of you who are not in the know:
As you can see, the officers acted in a manner that was Subjectively Reasonable in this situation. It's easy to pull an armchair analysis but it looks different from the front line.
Yeah, that's who I was referring to. Totally shameful that Kashkar got off on 'not criminally responsible.'This woman would agree
Which means he will be confined in a max security nut house indefinitely, instead of prison. The law has ALWAYS been that those who are totally, delusionally psychotic are not found guilty, but rather are hospitalized. It goes back to the old days when murderers were hanged and the judges balked at hanging a person who was so mentally ill that he could not have realized what he had done.Yeah, that's who I was referring to. Totally shameful that Kashkar got off on 'not criminally responsible.'
Or guilt.While its nice to have the police represented on this board, don't you think you should wait until the SIU investigation is complete, officer, before you declare innocence?