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Maldonian t1_j2n8slj wrote

Reply to comment by smartest_kobold in Sad start to the year. by valleyman02

You think they just went to his house because they were bored?

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smartest_kobold t1_j2nbngh wrote

The police have incredible discretion in which incidents they respond to and how. So, that's a part of every police interaction.

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Maldonian t1_j2ncxi9 wrote

I agree with you for the most part. Police often can't even be bothered to come out for noise or parking complaints. But I can hardly imagine a situation where the police wouldn't respond to a domestic violence/threat of domestic violence complaint.

And yes, once they're there, how they respond to it does involve a lot of discretion. I'll agree with that. But the man with the knife had just as much discretion as the officers did, and seemingly chose not to use it. I know that neither you nor I were there, but from the article, the officers even tried using the taser first, and the suspect still chose to be shot rather than to put the knife down and be arrested.

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MiggySmalls6767 t1_j2nd5w2 wrote

So.. they should not have responded to another resident calling with concerns about a man with a knife?

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Maldonian t1_j2nem03 wrote

You said it better and in fewer words than I did.

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smartest_kobold t1_j2norig wrote

First, the article doesn't clarify who called in the report. Second, it's too early to tell. A man holding a knife in a house in and of itself doesn't warrant police attention. Third, the headline and article are written in a weird way by separating the firing of the officer's gun and the guy getting shot.

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Agreeable-Ad4233 t1_j2rtzxx wrote

A man inside a house holding a knife, by itself, is not even observable never mind reportable. This should be common sense.

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