All of that sounds about par for a third world country like Nicaragua. They looked like they had little or no training, and obviously they weren't expecting to shoot because they put themselves in the line of fire of the other officers when they surrounded him. That probably explains why it took so long to shoot the guy. That and the fact that probablky not all of them had guns, also about par for many third world countries. Come to think of it, some police officers not having guns, and trying to reslove violent encounters without guns, is not all that uncommon in many countries, not just in the third world, even though it seems very unreal to us.In the second video the cops look like they have about as much training in that sort of thing as a bunch of cub scouts. I'm not sure if they all had guns but at least one of them did. Surrounding a potential target makes it a bit difficult for the shooter to have a clear shot without having a non-target in the way. They also made it real easy for the perp to attack them individually.
They were trying to arrest him, and apparently it never occurred to them that shooting might be necessary.I'm no expert, but I don't understand why the perp with a large knife was surrounded. Kind of like putting him in a corner, as well as putting fellow officers in target zone.
Who says they weren't drawn? The cameraman was terrible. He showed the ground more than the people after the action got started.Also, why were no guns drawn until the perp managed to cut 3 cops? Makes no sense to me.
This video clip is a frightening reality check. Even 'after' being shot multiple times, the suspect is 'still' able to stab numerous officers.
Excellent incentive to practice head shots...
The rule generally is that if someone comes at you with a knife, you are GOING TO GET CUT. The question is "how badly."
As always, situational awareness is the most important starting point. Otherwise, you won't have a prayer of seeing them until the knife is in your flesh.
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