• x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    24 hours ago

    Sometimes the police from the USA go to Europe to learn how to handle these situations without murder. And European police sometimes go to the USA to learn how to handle gun situations.

    This would not have happened anywhere outside of the USA, not even in dangerous countries. Just my 2c

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      23 hours ago

      I’m from New Zealand, our police shoot people with knives occasionally. I’m not convinced this would have ended differently here, or any other country.

      A knife is an incredibly dangerous weapon, and the alternative solutions being proposed here just aren’t realistic.

      The man catcher poles thing was pretty funny though.

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        19 hours ago

        Mhm, I think they must be 100% sure somebody is in actual danger though? They can’t just try and shoot somebody who has an alleged knife right?

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          23 hours ago

          We’ve never had a similar situation to compare to.