&gt; that also happens all the time in the US. Not every knife incident in the U.S. results in a shooting death of the attacker.<p>US police shoot and kill about 1,000 people per year.  That&#x27;s far more than any other country.  Some people claim it&#x27;s because of US gun laws meaning more people have guns, but US police shoot and kill people with small knives.  Those same people are not shot and killed in other countries - what are those countries doing differently?<p>&gt; and if YOU were U.S. police you would use your gun against a knife attacker if you could.<p>If I was incompetent and had almost zero training then yes, I probably would shoot people.  Maybe this is the thing that other countries are doing differently - providing adequate training?<p>&gt; what do you think is on the mind of somebody with a knife?<p>We know that lots of people who are shot and killed by US police have no history of violence against other people, but do have a history of self-harm.  We know that some people are attempting suicide, their families call the police for help, and the police shoot the person.<p>That is clearly sub-optimal.  I&#x27;m not sure how you could defend such useless policing.<p>And you keep saying that people with knives are murderous villains - but you ignore the fact that these same murderous villains are not shot and killed in other countries.  Why do English police manage to subdue then capture a violent man wielding a machette? <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=cX5CPx4RKWw" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=cX5CPx4RKWw</a>  This man would be dead in the US.<p>&gt; Bottom line, you don&#x27;t know it until you&#x27;re in the shit or you&#x27;re close to somebody in it. Ever been on a ride along? I&#x27;m guessing you haven&#x27;t and you sit at home complaining about police without learning anything about it.<p>Why do you feel the need to defend incompetence and brutality?