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Yea, when someones 8-10 feet away they can close that gap in an instance. I didn't watch the video but if that's true it's amazing the office got their weapon

• getsat 11y ago
  Yep. 21 foot rule: an attacker with a knife can close a 21 foot gap and stab you in under two seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_KJ1R2PCMM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_KJ1R2PCMM
  • zimpenfish 11y ago
    The key word here is "can" - it's not "will". See section 2 of this - http://www.policeone.com/edged-weapons/articles/102828-Edged-Weapon-Defense-Is-or-was-the-21-foot-rule-valid-Part-1/ http://www.policeone.com/edged-weapons/articles/102828-Edged... "In real-world encounters, many variables affect time, which is the key component of the 21-Foot Rule. What is the training skill and stress level of the officer? How fast and agile is he? How alert is he to preliminary cues to aggressive movement? How agile and fast is the suspect? Is he drunk and stumbling, or a young guy in a ninja outfit ready to rock and roll? [...continues for a while...]"
    • ohitsdom 11y ago
      I'm not sure what point you are trying to make. In our example, none of these questions about the suspect are known. So the officers have to assume that this attacker can (and in fact, he was in the process of).
      • zimpenfish 11y ago
        That blindly quoting the "21 foot rule" makes no sense because it depends on too many factors to be an actual rule.