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The Sunnyvale police report that the man "charged them with a gun"[1] to which the only logical response by police is to shoot him. Now, if the man hadn't resp
by clarkmoody 13y ago
The Sunnyvale police report that the man "charged them with a gun"[1] to which the only logical response by police is to shoot him.
Now, if the man hadn't responded in a threatening way and had come out peacefully, then the police probably wouldn't have shot him. If they did, then this would be a bigger deal than you're making it out to be.
Taking a tank to the house was probably overkill, but I think the police are under a "use it or lose it" mentality when it comes to their toys.
[1] http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_23821648/sunnyvale-police-surround-home-after-man-says-he http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_23821648/sunnyval...
- speeder 13y agoHe called the cops himself, and charged on them with a gun (seemly without firing). I think this was suicide by cop... And the cops that have some sort of extreme fear of the population (perhaps justified, considering how badly the US population had been treated recently?) did what the guy wished.