Woman with a Fake Handgun gets Shot by Long Beach Police (Graphic)

[-hanko]

Link here, and it is graphic...as well as a good shoot, imo...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ad1_1384786686

[joe_gman]

Attempted suicide by cop?

[kaligaran]

Attempted suicide by cop?

That's the only thing I can think of.

[VictorFranko]

Kind of weird, I know they talked to her for an hour before she was shot, but as she approached the officers with the gun in hand, I never heard any commands to stop, drop the weapon, nothing.
All those rounds and she is still alive..........

[jglabe]

All those rounds and she is still alive..........

Visions of a blue Toyota Tacoma come to mind..... I wonder how many rounds actually hit her. Must have been a dozens rounds fired.

[omgwtfbbq]

It's a good shoot. Tragic, but still a good shoot.


In before the obligatory posting of Police in APCs.

[highbrass]

Link here, and it is graphic...as well as a good shoot, imo...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ad1_1384786686

Inexcusable attempted murder.

From the distance of the camera, let alone the distance to the police, she could have been flash-banged, tear-gassed, tasered, shot with a frangible round, etc.

It is absolutely unconscionable that we tolerate police who shoot citizens.

Regaining Freedom is a long way off in America.

[NiteQwill]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[DTOM CA!]

No less than lethal ? Taser, bean bag, pepper spray, sniper shoot the gun out of her hand something ? I'm sure Obama care will pay for all her medical bills.

[Ritchie8719]

Pajamas? Really?

[bigdawg86]

Inexcusable attempted murder.

That's a bit harsh don't ya think? I think there is ALWAYS a better way to handle a situation when you look back on it... as they say hind sight is 20/20, but let's change it around a bit.

You you confront someone in your home, both of you are armed, and he is not acting aggressive, but keeps creeping towards you gun in hand. What would you do?

I know you will say that it's not the same, but seriously? What would you do? I know I would personally drop the hammer.

EDIT: What scares me is that police don't seem to have the ability to decipher good gun owner from bad, which will matter in a situation like hurricane Katrine, LA riots, etc

[highbrass]

This video should scare the living heck out of anyone who wants freedom. Truly scary is that the cops can execute citizens, and the GUN OWNERS are their greatest defenders.

I have seen more courage, patience and understanding from Syrian rebels than what these cops displayed. Perhaps it's a tie.

Can't you understand what this video means about this country's present state and any hope for freedom?

[omgwtfbbq]

From the distance of the camera, let alone the distance to the police, she could have been flash-banged, tear-gassed, tasered, shot with a frangible round, etc.

When a gun is involved, it's more common for officers to use a lethal force option because other less-lethal options don't always work. Tasers don't work 100% of the time, neither do flash bangs or tear gas. In fact tear gas is just about the worst possible thing you could use because you essentially blind the suspect and the officers. If the suspect has a gun, now they are likely to start shooting blind, as would the officers.

Also I'm going to assume you didn't mean the "frangible round" as they are still lethal. Frangible rounds are made of ceramic and are meant for use in close quarters and to reduce the risk of overpenetrating a target. It will pass though flesh, and it will kill someone. Not sure why you would think this is a more viable option, but then again, I don't have your wealth or knowledge and experience in this area.

[BigStiCK]

Inexcusable attempted murder.

From the distance of the camera, let alone the distance to the police, she could have been flash-banged, tear-gassed, tasered, shot with a frangible round, etc.

It is absolutely unconscionable that we tolerate police who shoot citizens.

Regaining Freedom is a long way off in America.

Four 's for you.

Begone!

[Shorthair]

Inexcusable attempted murder.

From the distance of the camera, let alone the distance to the police, she could have been flash-banged, tear-gassed, tasered, shot with a frangible round, etc.

It is absolutely unconscionable that we tolerate police who shoot citizens.

Regaining Freedom is a long way off in America.

This was well handled by police in my opinion. If she were my mental case sister I might feel differently but emotion doesn't change reallity. I don't expect LE to further risk life and limb after every reasonable affort was made to talk her down. She was free to drop the gun at anytime during the exchange. She was obviously disturbed or suicidal but that doean't change the fact that LE needed to handle this situation in a manner that prevented loss of life to themeslves or the public. We can always second guess them. If she had a knife I would agree with you. The cops saw a gun and acted appropriately. I would have actually expected the cop to fire sooner, given the angle and dirrection she was pointing what was believed to be a firearm. Don't get me wrong, I don't think LE should have carte blanche to shoot the citizenry, but in this case no further action was required, in my opinion.