Knife vs Gun - The 21 Foot Rule - Great Demonstration

Why cops shoot people holding a knife instead of using a taser. If a person reveals a knife and he is already closer than 21 feet, you can't holster you gun and switch to a taser that fast.
Legendary Eskrima martial artist Dan Inosanto demonstrates how dangerous an attacker with a knife can be to a police officer inside of 21ft.

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+1 1. drunkmonk commented 8 years ago

The attacker would have to be an idiot to attack someone from 21 feet (6.4 m) with a gun. That just looks improbable. But a great video. Now I know why police do what they do in the movies.
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+6 2. Greatus commented 8 years ago

So against a ninja the cop would need... uhm... dont fight ninjas :D
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+3 3. Natan_el_Tigre commented 8 years ago

#2 Yup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mur-c5IiWJI 8-) But seriously, here's a real world example that could have been quite worse had it not been a "suicide by cop": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyLLL5lz-FI :(
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+1 4. loadrunner commented 8 years ago

Afteer someone is shot who used a lot of drugs they can still keep walking for 2 to 3 seconds. so the shots need to be fired perfectly.
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-1 5. zabz-p commented 8 years ago

yes but what if thers a pot hole there n the attacker falls in it & the knife ends up in his head.