They've got a fraction of a second to decide whether someone is a threat or not. That's why there is procedure when someone runs up on them, regardless if there is “stuff” in his hands or not.
A fraction of a second? They weren't piloting an F-14 in Top Gun or something, there was a visibly unarmed elderly guy shuffling towards them alone on the sidewalk. It was literally the opposite of a situation that demanded split-second decision making.
As with the grandparent comment, I question whether you even watched the video of the incident or if you are just repeating some stupid stuff you heard about the incident.
Yea, life isn't a movie, don't you know? Regardless of how old he was, or how harmless he was trying to look, he could still be a threat.
> As with the grandparent comment, I question whether you even watched the video of the incident or if you are just repeating some stupid stuff you heard about the incident.
Yea, I did, several times. It looked weird to me. The push wasn't enough to knock him over.
I also just found out there is some evidence this was a staged event, complete with fake blood.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/06/did_an_aged_act...
> Seems like the loss of balance and fall was out of their control
They pushed him and caused him to fall over backwards.
> raising your hands toward their weapons
He's got stuff in both his hands and he's very clearly not trying to take their weapons away. His hands are roughly at the same height as their "weapons," yes.
Yours is a rhetorically sneaky way of suggesting it was reasonable for them to believe he was reaching for their batons. It's similar to the way LA cops used to murder unarmed people and suggest that they were "reaching for their waistband." Literally anyone whose arms are of normal length is at any given time "reaching for their waistband" if their hands aren't on their heads. Don't be this dishonest, it's pathetic.