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Sometimes the police from the USA go to Europe to learn how to handle these situations without murder. And European police sometimes go to the USA to learn how to handle gun situations.

This would not have happened anywhere outside of the USA, not even in dangerous countries. Just my 2c

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I’m from New Zealand, our police shoot people with knives occasionally. I’m not convinced this would have ended differently here, or any other country.

A knife is an incredibly dangerous weapon, and the alternative solutions being proposed here just aren’t realistic.

The man catcher poles thing was pretty funny though.

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Do they also shoot anybody else in the vicinity, though?

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We’ve never had a similar situation to compare to.

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Mhm, I think they must be 100% sure somebody is in actual danger though? They can’t just try and shoot somebody who has an alleged knife right?

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Definitely there has to be a good reason for it.

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