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Originally Posted by flat5
Don't the police have other tools to disable a man than bullets?
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Tasers. I saw one used across the street from me a while back. While I was sceptical of the amount that my small town city government spent on them at first, I was sold after seeing one in use. Given that the situation was put down without anyone in the neighborhood getting hurt or any property damage I can see their use now.
However the guy they used the taser on only had a knife. This situation with the guns and the little girl is likely quite different. One would have to think that most any nonlethal option that would have worked on the father would have been lethal to a small girl.
And FWIW, I'll give the benefit of the doubt to the police officers here. It was the father not the police who put the girl at risk. It is a shame that it had to end like this.