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| St. Petersburg police shoot man they say threatened with scissors |
| 2013-03-12 |
| [TAMPABAY] Police shot and killed a man Sunday evening they say was suicidal and threatening two officers with a pair of scissors. The man, identified by police as Arthur Dixon, 43, of 5411 Fourth Ave. N was shot in the upper torso. He was transported as a trauma alert patient to Bayfront Medical Center, where he later died. His mother, who was temporarily staying at his house, called authorities about 6:10 p.m. to say Dixon had doused himself with gasoline and was threatening to set himself afire. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Couldn't they have just beat him savagely with nightsticks and taser him till he shit his pants? I guess they stopped him from committing suicide though. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2013-03-12 22:33 |
| #7 Wasn't there, but pretty sure what I'd do if a guy covered in gasoline charged me with a stabbing weapon (and a lighter?). MM is right, using scissors is what the gun grabbers would have you do when the well-armed crazy bad guy with the initiative shows up. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-03-12 15:02 |
| #6 Meh. Suicide by cop. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2013-03-12 14:23 |
| #5 Let me get this straight. The police are called because a man is acting erratic and suicidal. The police answer the call and shoot the guy dead? That has to go down as the worst response to a domestic incident EVER. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2013-03-12 14:17 |
| #4 MM you got it. Cops these days are cowardly in the way they deal with this kind of threat. Did they call in a SWAT team? How about snipers? Tanks? Maybe that kid with the Pop-tart is lucky they didn't blow him away. What happened to the baton and unarmed combat? Disgusting. |
| Posted by: Alanc 2013-03-12 12:58 |
| #3 You there, put down your scissors ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-03-12 11:10 |
| #2 Charging. He was charging with scissors. You know, like they advise you to do when confronted with a gun. |
| Posted by: Muggsy Mussolini1226 2013-03-12 11:04 |
| #1 Was he running with scissors? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-03-12 10:56 |