Umpteenth shootout in the US, this time near New York's Empire State building

[kentonio]

So do knives don't they?

[The Mad Monk]

He asked about tasers. Pay attention.

[kentonio]

The attacker had the knife..

[The Mad Monk]

What point are you trying to make? Several possibilities come to mind but I want the one you intend.

[kentonio]

Was just wondering why they needed to shoot him through the door, rather than taze him as he came out. Then again if the officer inside had fallen or something, it could have further endangered him I suppose not taking out the attacker. You'd think shooting towards him was pretty dangerous anyway though.

[The Mad Monk]

No argument there, hence my comment at the bottom. As for the guy only having a knife, he was already in contact with one officer and in that circumstance the gun is more reliable than the taser.

[Lonestar]

Unfortunately the US is genuinely a lost cause: If it's not the fact that the entire nation is literally awash with guns, it's the fact that virtually the entire population are immature trigger-happy douchebags - including the cops, apparently...

"Virtually the entire population"?

In Wales does "virtually the entire____" mean the same thing as "1/3"[Gunowners, many of whom do not routinely go to the range]?

Hyperbole much?

Seriously, these days it's just easier to point and laugh at the situation they've created for themselves every time one of them goes nuts and wipes out a whole bunch of people!

Big words from a guy whose country saw violent crime go UP with more stringent gun control and the removal of the right to self-defense.

[Hauldren Collider]

It's MOBIUS. He lives in an alternate reality that intersects ours only on apolyton.

[regexcellent]

One where Wales is a more "civilized" place than downtown Houston.

[kentonio]

Have you ever been to Wales?

[Lonestar]

I've seen Torchwood

[Uncle Sparky]

I've seen Torchwood

...and several seasons of Dr. Who. I guess Wales is kind of Science Fiction-ey?

[kittenOFchaos]

...yet another reason for a strong 1st amendment.

I got your 1st amendment right here...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cheerleader-must-compensate-school-that-told-her-to-clap-rapist-2278522.html

[kentonio]

That entire article is a tour de force in ignorance! Virtually the whole article is wrong, especially the Tony Martin piece (apparently the only story they could find on this subject) which seems to have been twisted out of all proportion to suit the fallacy that the UK is a far more dangerous place to live than the US!

Yeah, its quite amazing how full of **** that article was.

[Dr Strangelove]

The event in the OP points toward that not being the case.

No, of you watch the video you'll see that after the robber rushes past the first officer he is between the other 2 officers and the first officer. The first officer stops firing, if only because he's no longer facing the robbre. The other two officers continue firing even though the first officer is at that time behind the robber in the field of fire of at least one of the other officers.