So you have an 86 y/o woman that is pshyc - and armed with a knife. So do I shoot her with a Glock .40, take a knife wound to my chest (body armor doesn't stop a knife) or use a less than lethal tool to assist in disarming a suspect??????? See what I mean, the general public looks at things one way, while a cop looks at it another.
It is irrelevant her age or mental capacity. The fact that we are there at a residence is not some random choice. We don't pick a house and then just stop by to see if someone is overdosing! They were called there for assistance with a suicidal elderly lady that probably has dementia. Why didn't her grandson disarm her? I wasn't there, but I can see an officer using a Taser rather than beat a woman down that is 86.
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