Cops charge unarmed man in shooting

[Broncojohnny]

If the police have no responsibility for their actions then you might as well just replace them with fucking robots and be done with it.

[Chili]

Can cops shoot anything they're aiming at?

FTFY.. Lol.

[LANTIRN]

Saudi logic is an oxymoron, isn't it?

In Saudi if you are driving and someone rear ends you, it is your fault because the accident would not have happened if you had not been in that spot. Same thing goes for if someone t-bones you, backs into you, etc.

[Chili]

In Saudi if you are driving and someone rear ends you, it is your fault because the accident would not have happened if you had not been in that spot. Same thing goes for if someone t-bones you, backs into you, etc.

Haha.. I could see that too, based on my limited knowledge / experience with them.

[juiceweezl]

The other component to the story is that when they did take him down, they tazed him. Seems to me that the police should have used the non-lethal method first when their target has a crowd around him.

As far as charges go, are the shooting victims not able to press charges against the police?

This. Apparently they were close and had interacted with him already. It said they couldn't stop him. Why didn't they taze him then? Hell, if someone is trying to commit suicide like that, I would think one of the first thing you'd do is taze them to immobilize them for their own safety. A firearm should have never been drawn.

[jtm98snake]

If the police have no responsibility for their actions then you might as well just replace them with fucking robots and be done with it.

This!

[juiceweezl]

If the police have no responsibility for their actions then you might as well just replace them with fucking robots and be done with it.

[JamisonFRC]

Can NY cops shoot anything they're aiming at?

Not with their 12# triggers.