Key mistake is that the police officer fails to keep a safe distance or at least adopt a defensive posture and bladed stance while close to the suspect. Incident appears to be mental health related.
Category: Police
Double underhooks upper body takedown to high mount
Police officer takes down belligerent woman with an upper body takedown.
Cop counters standing headlock with slam
Cop shoots suspect when he begins to lose fight on ground
Bystanders fail to assist while officer loses position of control.
Police officer draws gun too close, is grabbed by suspect
A police officer draws her weapon and covers the suspect within arm’s reach on a bus. A struggle for the gun ensues before a second officer assists.
- A suspect may not comply even with a gun drawn on them
- Maintaining a safe distance is necessary even if the suspect is unarmed
- Entering the bus was completely unnecessary in the first instance as it only created more risk due to the confined space
- Grappling and ground fighting skills are still required even if guns are available
Man takes multiple shots before going down after car chase
This man was shot several times before being incapacitated by a fatal round.
Riot Police take down suspected bomber
Police struggle to arrest man using baton (pain compliance)
The police officer holding the leg of the suspect has been derided many times on the internet. And it does look somewhat comical the way he is dragged around by the suspect.
However, his actions are effective in preventing the suspect from escaping. It is the other officer who should then be taking advantage of this by clinching with the suspect to take him down. Instead, he attempts to use his baton to effect pain compliance which fails. He only continues to use the baton which makes them both look foolish.
This is yet another example of why police need at least fundamental grappling skills, and their training is often not up to the task.
Remarkable footage of South African Special Task Force foiling robbery
Some of the most incredible combat footage ever captured on film. There is not much else to say other than it must be watched.
Police clear house and shoot man armed with knife
Police in this video clear a house room by room with a mix of best practice and sloppier methods (in particular brazenly opening doors and sticking their head or guns in) before they are confronted with a man who attacks with a knife. Luckily, in the last room they did not approach the closet door immediately and open it, allowing enough of a reactionary gap to avoid being stabbed.