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Police footage shows cop warned knife attacker before shooting him

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September 25, 2019, 11:06 AM
Pipe Smoker
Police footage shows cop warned knife attacker before shooting him
A good shoot

“Dramatic bodycam footage has emerged showing a man armed with a knife charging at a Minnesota cop before being fatally shot by the officer.

Steve Mattson screamed warnings before firing at Ronald Davis on September 15 in the Midway neighbourhood of St. Paul, Minnesota, after the 31-year-old ran at him with a blade.

The video, which was released by the St Paul's police department on Tuesday, shows Mattson shooting Davis dead after telling him to 'put down the knife,' which he ignored.

On Sunday, before police released the footage, protesters carrying 'Black Lives Matter' marched from the Saint Paul Western District to the location Davis died…”

https://mol.im/a/7502443



Serious about crackers.
September 25, 2019, 11:17 AM
H&K-Guy
Why didn't the cop just shoot the knife out of his hand? Roll Eyes Besides, the cop escalated directly to his gun, and not pepper spray or baton. This knife wielding psychopath bent on murdering this cop didn't have to die. Razz

I guess you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes.


H&K-Guy
September 25, 2019, 11:24 AM
senza nome
Unforunate Davis appears to have already sired gets.
September 25, 2019, 11:30 AM
Balzé Halzé
quote:
Originally posted by senza nome:
Unforunate Davis appears to have already sired gets.


Say what?


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September 25, 2019, 11:35 AM
cheesegrits
quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
quote:
Originally posted by senza nome:
Unforunate Davis appears to have already sired gets.


Say what?


Offspring. Apparently the dead guy has kids.
September 25, 2019, 11:37 AM
Balzé Halzé
Ah. I see it now.


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September 25, 2019, 11:40 AM
nhtagmember
good shoot

glad the officer is OK



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September 25, 2019, 11:42 AM
Yanert98
Yet another BLM protest staged to defend/morn a guy who clearly needed to be shot.


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September 25, 2019, 11:43 AM
Harleysbluff
Nice work Officer.

MDS
September 25, 2019, 11:52 AM
nhtagmember
Fox News says its 'difficult to watch'

not difficult at all, nice to see an asshole thug ventilated

the on;t thing that could have been better is if the officer hadn't spent so much time covering the body cam

after showing the thugs face lunging at him, why did they blur it out at the end?



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September 25, 2019, 12:17 PM
Balzé Halzé
Glad there was body cam footage. Jesus, what an animal.


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September 25, 2019, 12:41 PM
enidpd804
What a brilliant example of BLM dipshittery.





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September 25, 2019, 01:13 PM
gearhounds
More thanks to lay at that piece of shit Obama’s feet. He empowered at least two, perhaps three generations of human garbage to willfully disobey laws, attack law enforcement, and think its ok to protest the putting down of a homicidal maniac.

Sorry to politicize this, but it is unavoidable.




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September 25, 2019, 01:56 PM
slosig
quote:
Originally posted by H&K-Guy:
“...you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes.”

First thing that occurred to me.

Too bad he chose poorly.
September 25, 2019, 02:32 PM
Fredward
Thought body cams were going to reveal massive police racial bigotry. So far they appear very beneficial to cops.
September 25, 2019, 03:27 PM
Bulldog7972
I predicted that a few years ago Fred. When the public sees the bs that the Police have to put up with on a daily basis they will be shocked was what I said. And the only way for them to see it is through the use of body cameras. Some guys still don't like them and a few bad apples have been fired because of them but I still say the Police will benefit from them big time.
September 25, 2019, 06:26 PM
patw
I agree, the cop escalated the situation. He should have talked to the guy with the knife as he was stabbing him. Maybe he would have only stabbed the officer a few times and then he could turn his life around. Some people have to learn the hard way.
September 25, 2019, 06:29 PM
RogueJSK
Keep in mind, this guy didn't just attack the officer with a knife... He rammed the officer's patrol car from behind with his vehicle, and then rushed the officer with a knife as the cop was exiting the vehicle.

This was a straight-up ambush, with multiple acts of violence involved.

He likely intended to disable/distract the officer with the car wreck, and then kill him before he could defend himself.
September 25, 2019, 06:39 PM
Russ59
quote:
Originally posted by enidpd804:
What a brilliant example of BLM dipshittery.


The fact that BLM even responds to this situation completely discredits them.


P229
September 26, 2019, 05:40 AM
Augen
A prime example of don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. Glad to see the officer survive the ambush-attack. Haven’t seen too much spin on this so that’s a plus for LE.