Most here know a person with a knife can be deadly within the 20ft range. A sword, much more so. Even a bullet wound that later is fatal, might not actually stop the guy right away, and he could inflict crippling, if not fatal wounds to the officer. Were I in his place, my pistol barrel would be too hot to touch, for all the rounds I'd be sending the perp's way.
The bystanders are just ignorant about these things.
Tuckerdog1
__________________
Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the
black flag, and begin slitting throats. - Henry Louis Mencken
|