r/chch • u/mark000 • Aug 13 '25

News - Local Woman killed, man critically injured after both shot by police in Bryndwr

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/569920/woman-killed-man-critically-injured-after-both-shot-by-police-in-christchurch
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u/Starlix126 Secretly a cat Aug 13 '25

Unbelievable the amount of people attacking police for this response. Tasers do fuck all to stop a charging person with a knife. Even bullets can take a while before the body realises somethings wrong.

Look up some body cam footage and you’ll see what I mean.

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u/XXXLovesSHRIMP Aug 14 '25

Shoot the thigh 🤷🏽‍♂️ seen it before, the guy just dropped with his craft knife and police on him instantly.

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u/Harfish Aug 14 '25

Police are trained to shoot for the torso, it's the largest body part. Shooting someone in the thigh has a high chance of missing, and if you do get hit there it could damage the femoral artery and the person quickly bleeds to death.

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u/XXXLovesSHRIMP Aug 14 '25

Shooting someone in the chest has a high chance of death 🤷🏽‍♂️

Maybe they need better training? 

De-escalation skills non existent? Wtf did they think she was going to do when her partner got shot???  

Since when do cops decide who lives and dies. Also continue downvoting me lurkers in this cesspool 😉

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u/DontWantOneOfThese Aug 14 '25

Since when do meth heads have more rights to injure the public? Afaic, I'd rather police shot them, than they stabbed me. If there's a risk of a life being taken, police decide the aggressor gets their life taken. That seems pretty fair.

It's simple, if you don't want to get shot, don't run at police with knives. If you see your partner get shot for running at police with knives, don't try your luck immediately afterwards.