Man with knife on streetcar at Dundas and Grace, shot by police
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Does anyone know if it was just one cop who did all the shooting, or was there more then one cop who fired those 9 shots??
The expert analyst on CBC news ( an ex-cop) said they should have distracted him and tried to be nice, mellow, understanding or funny in order to calm him down. Why do they shoot first , when there are plenty of other options. This is happening too often , and the police always get away with it....murder.
The ex-cop/expert, recommends retraining of cop to de-escalate situations like this.
John T. Williams, a 50-year-old seventh generation Nitinaht carver of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, was shot four times by a Seattle police officer on August 30, 2010. He died at the scene. His only crime appears to have been walking across the street carrying a carving knife and a chunk of cedar.
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We still presume innocence until the investigation is complete in this country.
But right now(and I'm a supporter of the cops) things are not looking too good for the officer. Very difficult to see the reason for the shooting at this point. Looking like panic from the officer.
Nice to see the march today was peaceful for the most part. But CP24 let a few idiots have your say. Some thought the SIU were not an independant body for investigation. Were demanding one. And some were chanting for all police to stay out of neighbourhoods(wow).
I really hope the focus stays on the incident and not on these yahoos.
Should have waited for supervisors to calm things down. A shotgun with bean bags would have taken the kid down safely.
If this is legit, then he deserves to be gunned downfacebook pictures check out the gun pictures
No, being an asshole and having pictures of guns is still not a crime punishable by death in this country.
Otherwise Fuji would have been dead decades ago.
One cop fires 9 bullets and no other cop felt threatened enough to fire?
It really doesn't look good for this one cop.
Agreed on this one. I am betting it wasn't malicious intent but panicing that caused this. Pretty sure charges are going to be laid.
Be nice to hear from a Syrian to see what the political situation over there is. Syria is still in the midst of a civil war so law enforcement might be severely limited i.e. protect yourself my any means necessary. I'm guessing that weapons and violence are so common over there that dropping your weapon even if it's a knife is a sure way to get killed. Unfortunately, that logic could have killed this kid.
The TTC doesn't release CCTV footage so the public will never really know what happened. Only the SIU and TPS will really know.
You know, pending the outcome of the investigation, something tells me this may turn ugly for Toronto, I see major rioting in Toronto much like the Rodney King beating in LA.
I would assume that if this gets to court, the CCTV footage will have to be released. IF it gets to court
