That's a pretty bad example. Firstly, if I was with 29 other officers I wouldn't shoot anyone who didn't have a gun either. But if I was alone (as the officer w

That's a pretty bad example. Firstly, if I was with 29 other officers I wouldn't shoot anyone who didn't have a gun either. But if I was alone (as the officer was) I'd be pretty stupid to try to take on a physically larger man. Also, I'm pretty sure you could find examples of American police officers not shooting people who were armed. A negative examples doesn't prove much. I agree that American police are more (overly) aggressive. But there is also truth to the statement that America has more violent criminals.