I was almost sick when I watched the video. Is this like common practice in the US?
Yes. Plenty of YT videos of cops shooting people in split second decisions. Some justified, others poor training/rookie cop.
There is a rule called the 21 ft rule (6.5m) where it'll take a second or two for an attacker to close the gap. Good luck getting a shot off at a moving target. That is why the officer isn't interested in a conversation at the moment. It's a gamble not worth taking. Backup isn't on scene, axe wounds suck to first aid (by yourself). Guy has a long history of violence.
The cop drew his gun when he was 100 feet away, started yelling at the guy from 50 feet away, and deliberately closed to 10 feet so he could invoke the 21 foot rule. He could have stayed away and yelled commands from a distance, but then he wouldn't have had the excuse to kill.
From the video, I can see neither that the guy was "crazed" nor that he was "chased down". For all I can tell, the cops trespassed on some guys property and gunned him down. In any case, the cop wouldn't have gone that close to him if he posed a real threat. He would have shot him from 50 or 100 feet away.
Yes. Plenty of YT videos of cops shooting people in split second decisions. Some justified, others poor training/rookie cop.
There is a rule called the 21 ft rule (6.5m) where it'll take a second or two for an attacker to close the gap. Good luck getting a shot off at a moving target. That is why the officer isn't interested in a conversation at the moment. It's a gamble not worth taking. Backup isn't on scene, axe wounds suck to first aid (by yourself). Guy has a long history of violence.
Homie should have dropped the axe.
The cop drew his gun when he was 100 feet away, started yelling at the guy from 50 feet away, and deliberately closed to 10 feet so he could invoke the 21 foot rule. He could have stayed away and yelled commands from a distance, but then he wouldn't have had the excuse to kill.
Chased? You mean, walked onto his property uninvited?
From the video, I can see neither that the guy was "crazed" nor that he was "chased down". For all I can tell, the cops trespassed on some guys property and gunned him down. In any case, the cop wouldn't have gone that close to him if he posed a real threat. He would have shot him from 50 or 100 feet away.