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19-year-old man allegedly stabbed family member before being fatally shot by police in Mississauga: SIU (www.cp24.com)

submitted 2 months ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/toronto@lemmy.ca

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[–] RandAlThor@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I am a little bit distressed by the use of lethal weapons by our police forces. I think their minds are unduly influenced by what's going on in the US. In this situation there was no need to deploy a gun. He's in the basement. Talk him down. Wait it out. Their lack of patience has resulted in a death.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Things are likely to change for the worse as a result of this change two years ago:

The Ontario government said Tuesday it is introducing a number of new measures to boost lagging police recruitment numbers, including eliminating a post-secondary education requirement to be hired as an officer and covering the costs of mandatory training.

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Just on the details provided, this is precisely the scenario where they should be using lethal weapons. Wtf.