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San Francisco Police Shoot Man in Wheelchair

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The cops’ justification: the wheelchair guy had just thrown a knife. Yes, well, how many knives did he have to throw? And why aren’t the police giving the alleged perp voice commands?

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Robert Farago

Robert Farago is the former publisher of The Truth About Guns (TTAG). He started the site to explore the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns.

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  1. Lesson learned: never roll up to a gunfight with a knife.

    I can visualize next week’s headline: Police Shoot Quadraplegic for Loitering. Officer says “I thought his iron lung was a bazooka.” Film at 11.

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  2. While not justification for shooting in itself, all perps need to be dealt with the “+1 Rule.” If you see one perp, assume there are 2. If you see 2 weapons, assume 3. So if someone throws a knife, expect that he has more.

    I also developed the “-1 Rule.” If I have 2 weapons, assume 1. If I have one defense plan, assume none (it won’t work and I need to develop another….quickly”

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