MustangWriter: I didn't read all the replies but it has come to light that he had a knife. Never bring a knife to a gun fight.
Assuming he was bringing it to the gun fight, rather than attempting to stash it under the seat of the car.
I once heard a story of a chap who was absent mindedly using a multi-tool to tidy up his nails in a meeting, a tool which he routinely used in his work. He was suspended for threatening behaviour with a knife.
It may be that Jacob Blake is a nasty piece of work, but it's also possible that partial information can be presented in such a way that public opinion is left to fill in the dots, perhaps with racial stereotyping in mind.
The issue here is whether 7 bullets at very close range in the back was warranted, or unprofessional. If it was unprofessional, it raises the question of whether racial discrimination, or stereotyping played a role in the use of excessive force.
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