Can the police shoot you for having a knife in your hand

Like in any situation, like you're eating at a restaurant and casually point a steak knife at your girlfriend during a conversation, can they just shoot you through the window?

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Comments ( 35 )
  • Ummitsstillme

    Not unless you get stabby

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  • CozmoWank

    Depends, have you been plunging it into your girlfriend's chest while you're speaking?
    Then the answer is probably yes.

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  • palehorse

    Not unless you're threatening someone.

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  • chuy

    Go swing a knife at a police officer see if he will shoot, I doubt he would do anything unless you're African-American or Mexican.

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    • FromTheSouthWeirdMan

      If you swing a knife at a cop you deserve to die, regardless of race.

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      • chuy

        True but 99.99% of the time, if you're black or brown you have a 100% chance of getting shot or die at the hands of a white officer.

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    • LloydAsher

      There are a ton of white guys getting shot for swinging knives. The most common way to get shot is not following orders. Get on the ground? Dont fucking struggle. You will get a damn lawyer.

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      • chuy

        If you're brown or black even if you're cpmplying with orders you still get shot.

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        • LloydAsher

          Then you can sue... or family will sue. The state pays out when that happens.

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          • chuy

            I still haven't seen any of the many people shoot get compensation. Have you?

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            • LloydAsher

              Because they are living in Hawaii with the millions they are paid for wrongful death. Or injury.

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  • Doesnormalmatter

    No of course not! Why would you ask such a silly thing? Is there a story behind this???

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  • shuggy-chan

    Depends are you black or brown? Is this America?

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    • LloydAsher

      Depends if you are complying with orders. Or if you do a dumbshit move like reach into your pocket suddenly.

      Side note: why the fuck do I see police shootings where the guy pulls a bb gun or a fake gun at a cop? You know full well he'll kill you and you cant put out the same heat because you have a fucking bb gun.

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      • shuggy-chan

        That happens, but you also see an man with his hands up, laying on the ground get shot.

        Trying to defuse a situation with the police and his patient he is an Aid for.

        Cause the patient was having a mental breakdown and the cop were compounding the situation.

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        • shuggy-chan

          I don’t hate cops or think they are all “pigs”

          Its a thankless job at times.

          Its just painful to see the knee-jerk reaction to strike with overwhelming/deadly force over nothing.

          Over a man with cell phone in there hand, over literal children with toy guns with orange tips on them

          And with that reaction being disproportionately towards people of color because or a subconscious racial or social bias.

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          • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

            the more they try to look tough & powerful & show up in force for minor shit the more they look like a ganga weakass pussies who cant deal with everyday issues that yalld expect a reasonable officer to talk out

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            • SmokeEverything

              Anyone who stays a cop after seeing the culture of corruption and violence is just as bad as the rest. Cops are like #1 domestic abusers.

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    • dimwitted

      In America if you're black or brown you can basically get shot for breathing. Recently a black guy was sitting in his living room and the cop came in and shot him for nothing. He was watching TV nothing else.

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      • LloydAsher

        Mate there a few bad apples everywhere. People ain't perfect. If the police shot the guy without evidence for doing so put them into prison. If theres an actual reason let it be known. Get all the facts before you pass judgment.

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  • trexagireve

    If they are voters of trump yes!!

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    • LloydAsher

      I mean white guys end up dead by cops more than black guys. It's all about following orders.

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  • leggs91200

    I think a lot of of police do watch through restaurant windows to see if people are casually pointing knives at each other.

    Shame cause one time I was at a nice restaurant and the waitress picked up a butter knife and was spreading butter on my roll and some damn cop just shot her through the window. Kind of ruined my steak.

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  • SmokeEverything

    Pigs do whatever they want because they are the ones who investigate themselves.

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  • You could be Tased if they tell you to drop it and you don't. At least that's what I've learned on Youtube.

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    • LloydAsher

      Tasers aren't 100% effective. They require both pins to hit. With clothing or if they are moving that's hard. Guns aren't 100% effective but if you mag-dump on them the percentage of death will go up.

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  • yes

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  • curious-bunny

    Uh not in America

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