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All other police forces have the same problems.

So why is the United States police unique amongst all other developed countries for its kill rate then?

> Part of the training also drills in the fact that an untrained opponent with a sharp object like a knife is at a strategic advantage versus someone with a holstered firearm if they are closer than 21 feet away.

And yet I've seen police officers here in Europe deal with people with knives without ever pulling a gun. Why can we do this and you can't?

The idea that a man with a knife 20 feet away from a man with a gun has the advantage! - it just seems like a justification for the incompetent policing that the US is notorious for all over the world.

>>TomSwi+(OP)
The knife vs gun scenario is not disputed. The police didn’t make that up. It’s broadly accepted by combat experts. Self defense classes, firearms classes, and knife combat classes will tell you the same thing, and it’s easy to demonstrate.

This is what it looks like even when the officer knows it is coming: https://youtu.be/2h0-q_IJbxE

>>lawnch+7Y1
It's only disputed by reality:

> And yet I've seen police officers here in Europe deal with people with knives without ever pulling a gun. Why can we do this and you can't?

"Combat experts" must hate these European police, not abiding by their theories.