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Yes, Ramiro was a victim.
But so was Lowe.
And so were the police that felt they had no choice but to shoot.
They were all victims of one sort. 
Ramiro, of violent assault. Lowe of his mental illness, and the police of being put in the position where they had to take a mans life. 
Without justifying the police actions, I understand why they did it. And for all anyone knows, Lowe decided to commit suicide by cop. Maybe he didn't, but maybe he did. I don't know as I wasn't sharing his thoughts. But then, no one was, so no one can say for sure. But, it's pure speculation on my part. 
We do know he was having a mental health crisis. But how are the police supposed to know that? Yes, they receive training to identify someone in crisis, but they were responding to a man with a knife who had already stabbed someone. They also attempted to use less-than-lethal force by tasing him twice. So, while I don't fully agree with their decision to shoot, I understand why they did it. 
This is a sad situation for all involved. But we have to remember, Lowe started this, and when confronted to stop, he did not. He continued on threatening violence. 
Lowe is to blame for this. But that doesn't mean he deserved to die. The police could probably come up with a different method of disarming him. I only say probably because, even though I've seen the video, I did so safe, at home, knowing the outcome. I wasn't there, under the intense pressure of the situation.
It's sad, but everyone is a victim here. 
Now, downvote me to Hades and cram my dm's with hate. I don't care. My opinion might not be popular, but it's mine, and I'm entitled to it. Just like I'm entitled to be an idiot.
"In a separate 911 call, the man, who has been identified only as Ramiro, tells an operator that he had been stabbed in the heart by someone without feet."
I'm sorry for the family of Anthony Lowe.  But he presented a threat of great physical violence if he wasn't stopped. >

Anyone can be a threat to the untrained public. This is why we are supposed to have the police. >

it's a really sad situation for all involved. People love to vilify the police, but i'm absolutely sure they were torn on whether to use force against a knife-wielding handicapped guy. And we forget that the instigation for this was assault with a deadly weapon on a dude who's now in a hospital bed. It's like we're failing as a society to contain & care for those who're mentally unstable & disabled. And this goes for Anthony Lowe's family too. Why did they just let him wander the streets in his wheelchair? >

Caring for the mentally ill is hard. Ask care homes for elderly with dementia or Alzheimer's. All it takes is a moment for attention to be diverted and someone can slip out and things happen. And that's with paid, trained professional staff! I feel for any family that takes on this obligation. Whether through inability to pay for care or just because they believe they can handle it. It's complicated, terrible business and you are right, our country isn't handling the issue thanks to generations of angry stigma against even mentioning such things. >

Is it just just me or is the article really weirdly written? >

Yeah, I got the same feeling.  Like some A not-so-I wrote it.  "Seeing that blood gushing out of you. Yes, I did. I thought I was a doctor right there."  Maybe a mistranscription of "goner" instead of "doctor" that nobody bothered to catch?  "Doctor" makes no sense at all. >

Heavy accent, maybe?  Or maybe the reporter recorded the interview and used something like Dragon to transcribe it?  And Dragon made mistakes? >

Quite possibly.  But still, didn't anybody read it before publication and say WTF?