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hailfire27 t1_j3pxapy wrote

Reply to comment by Financial-Second-539 in Quite a turnout at the anti police brutality rally in honor of Sayed Faisel. The crowd demands accountability from the CPD for the shooting. There is currently a city council meeting happening where people from the rally and the community are expected to speak. by Harmony_w

I'm not saying the man wasn't dangerous, but I've seen videos of police in Melbourne and London, apprehending a man with a machete without having to shoot him.

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CatOwlFilms t1_j3sna8x wrote

Do you have a link? I’m genuinely curious

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pelican_chorus t1_j3sqz0r wrote

British police vs man charging at them with knife.

British police vs man charging at them with machete.

British police vs man charging at them with two knives.

That's just the first three hits searching YouTube for "british police vs knife," there are hundreds of others.

Note: I do think that the police have the right to defend themselves, and occasionally a gun may need to be the weapon of last resort. However, it should actually be the last resort.

It's hard to know what happened in this case with no video footage.

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hailfire27 t1_j3snxif wrote

I browse reddit on average 4 hours a day for about the past 12 years. I can't recall the specific post, sorry but I have seen many videos of police interactions/conduct both good and bad on Reddit.

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