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  How do you people like you always find a way to justify this kind of thing. Jesus man. 
  You can watch videos of police in the UK and Europe successfully dearming and de escalating suspects with weapons. Those videos are what bravery really looks like.
  This cop, just like every cop in the US, is trained to see their lives as more important than civilians lives, so much so that the Supreme Court has ruled police don’t have a direct responsibility to save or protect you. Or even children for that matter. 
  The “person” is a child. 17 is a child. He shot a kid because he didn’t think this kids life is worth saving. If someone can react this way in this situation, they could easily react that way with you or someone you know and love.  
  IDC If this kid actually had an intention to lunge at the cop, police officers have more than just guns and tasers at their disposal but too many people want to justify inflicting the maximum amount of force on a suspect that they think they can get away with.
context: The problem is that police in North America have SO MANY unjustified shootings, that people assume the worst and side against police, even when justified ones happen. 
  This is a problem entirely of the police’s making. >
  
  In this day and age, not assuming the worst about the police can be a death sentence. >
  
  No it IS the assuming the worst, then panicking, resisting and running or fighting. >
  
  Plenty of people are murdered by police without ever resisting or running.  Thus, running is the only logical thing to do. >
  
  See: dude cleaning out his grandmother's apartment. >
  
  What I find interesting is the spin. It sounds like this was clearly justified or whathave you but forgetting that, if he has killed someone, the media would call him a 17 year old man. Just saying. >
  
  This one sounds justified to me. Cops need to be better. We need actual standards nationwide for police, I’m talking associates in criminal justice and training that emphasises deescalation first. >
  
  "The person on the bike got off, at which point the officer ordered him 
  to drop the knife, but he did not and stepped toward the officer, who 
  then fired his gun."
  Do not move towards the police when you are holding a weapon, especially after they draw their weapon and tell you to drop your weapon.