the lunge had to be far enough away, that the shooter was able to holster his tazer, pull his service revolver, and put 2 bullets into this mans body, killing him on the spot, and still not be with in range of a 3 inch pocket knife, which if you would Read, or maybe Listen to the News Report i posted, you would know the Facts as presented, that i am holding as correct for the moment. This tells me the physics of the situation. if he had enough time to re holster his Tazer, and pull his leathal weapon and get 2 shots off, then the Father with a 3 inch pocket knife could not of been to close. takes time to holster a tazer and pull a gun. even if the tazer was dropped, and the gun was drawn. a lunge happens fast.
So i question was it a lunge, or just forward motion. but unless he was weilding a 5 ft long sword, a 3 inch pocket knife still looses to 2 or 3 100,000v tazers at 5 ft or more. lunge or not. and if this guy was within 10 ft. then there would be no time for the revolver to be pulled. which tells me it was pulled with the intent to use deadly force. why do i conclude that? Police have NON Lethal Tazers they are supposed to use in situations where immediate death from a perpetrator is not possible to hostages. This Father was not threatening his son, he was protecting him, just as you would yours. So the question becomes then, Was lethal force needed, and there is ZERO chance that it was, when 2 or 3 officers hand 100,000 volt tazers in hand read to deploy, but this ONE lone ranger thought he needed to use his Lethal Weapon.. against a 3 inch knife. yes a 3 inch knife can kill. but you better be up to 2 ft away.
Now think about the logical side of this. This man, 3 days after his death, was scheduled to go to court to gain sole physical custody of his son. the same 2 yr old son that just watched his father get executed trying to protect him. but you can gaurentee, the boy is already being brainwashed to tell everyone what a bad guy this guy was because he was *GASP* A POT USER, but he wasnt using and autopsy reports proved it. Why, because he was fighting for Custody of his Son.
Now, ask yourself, does it make any sense, that he would ATTACK Police in a manor that would completely jeapordize his case three days later? I understand he may of felt his was protecting his son. but at the same time, his main goal he had been fighting for was for custody of his son. There is more to this than meets the eye im sure. but on thing that is obvious here, Deadly force was completely not needed, unless this guy had a gun, or a 5 ft sword for a weapon.
Now i was in a pretty nasty custody battle and I was given custody of my daughter, because her life was far better with me, than it could of been if she was left with her mother... So dont think i take this lightly on any level, i dont.
Its stated he had a pocket knife with a 3 inch blade, do your own foot work to present your opinion bob. i did mine, and i shared it, if your to lazy to do a little of your own investigation to form an opine based on fact, then stay out of the conversation.
Sorry bob. i hold human life more valuable than you apparently do..