Second night of clashes in Philadelphia after police kill Black man

For those making excuses for the excessive use of force, I would like to point out that you do not see this happening in Japan, even when the suspect is armed with a firearm.

The video was very unsettling. Sure the guy was following the cops, but maybe one or two shots I can understand but it was sickening to see the cops simply unable to stop firing even when the victim was falling to the ground. They keep shooting and shooting. What kind of hiring is going on in police departments these days where such overkill is commonplace?

The police tried to back away from him while repeatedly shouting at him to back off and drop the knife. He had more than 30 seconds to do this. He continued approaching the officers with the weapon when they shot him.

This is why tasers are no good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s8oFOykyIo&feature=youtu.be

People ask why the police didn't use tasers.

Simple answer. The police didn't HAVE tasers. They are not standard equipment with every police force, or indeed even within forces. So the police had no alternative but to use their guns.

Some also ask why the cops didn't just shoot him in the leg, shoot to wound, etc. Those people have obviously never fired a weapon in their lives, much less a handgun. There is no such thing as shooting to wound. It is not part of any firearms/police/military training that I know of. When someone with a deadly weapon is just a few feet away, you shoot for the center mass and don't stop until they go down.

The post shooting rioting is no surprise. Welcome to yet another city with a democratic mayor, and a democratic governor.

The cops did their jobs and their duty. Then certain people rioted and looted, because any excuse.

The cops shot 14 times, at a man holding a knife, why in hell didnt they use their tasers first?

Agree completely.

They gunned him down with something like over a dozen shots. It was brutal, don't they have tasers or other nonlethal methods?

Why loot though? If a white person were unjustifiably shot by police in this Japanese city (in the video in question, Wallace was definitely approaching the officers in a threatening manner- that said, 10 times?) I would insist that those police were brought to justice, protesting if necessary, but I certainly wouldn't break into my local sports shop and help myself to new Pumas.

(I'm sure there were peaceful protesters aswell)

@yuburu

Why wasn’t she begging her son to put the knife down & do what police say ?

Put the knife down," one of the officers shouted in the video, which panned away as officers opened fire.

The cops shot 14 times, at a man holding a knife, why in hell didnt they use their tasers first? His mother was trying to protect him from the cops, and was begging the cops not to shoot!

Really actively pushing this Black people are victims of police today huh?

lots of Black people now have new TVs and sneakers because of this, are they victims too?