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Judging from the video an accident had just occurred, and he needed to speak with this guy.
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That seems to be the case, and it is possible that, due to the accident, the subject was suffering from
shock.
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1.) As for going into the house alone without backup, he had been told this man was self-harming and suicidal. At a certain point he needed to go in and make sure the guy wasn't bleeding out on the kitchen floor.
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I agree however, you do not typically "talk someone
out of suicide" at
gunpoint. The officer knew the man was alone inside the house, so he was a danger only to
himself at that point.
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If I had to draw the male subject out, Id stay by the porch area & let him come to me, not entering the house & starting a confrontation.
The officer's approach seemed highly dangerous & risky from a tactical perspective.
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I agree. The officer's decision to confront the man with heavy handed commands escalated the situation, it seems to me that the point would be to de-escalate a subject in that frame of mind, back out and let him cool off.