Police officer tells court of failed attempts to disarm 95yo holding knife (www.abc.net.au)

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cross-posted from: https://vegantheoryclub.org/post/684096

Day 4 of trial of Kristian White who definitely didn't straight up murder a 95 year old woman armed with a walker and a fruit knife.

Sure looks like the sort of life-or-death scenario that possibly justifies deploying a torture device from that cctv footage.

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[-] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

The incident involved two knives. Here's a picture of them (from the linked article):

The officer tased a 95-year old woman, who needed a walker to move about, because she was holding a steak knife.
Ya, I get not wanted to get a bit of a ragged cut, but Jesus Zombie Christ, that situation sounds less threatening than a box full of kittens.

[-] shottymcb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, but we have to assume that a person wielding a knife can instantly stab you from 100 yards away, because uhh... I can't walk backwards?

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