Columbus, OH police officer fatally shoots 15 year old Black girl

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Couldn’t the cop have used a taser or some other non-lethal way of subduing her?

Tasers seem to be less effective (esp on <3m distance) https://www.npr.org/2019/06/27/729922975/despite-widespread-use-police-rate-tasers-as-less-effective-than-believed


And in such a case, the priority is (as it should be) to save the innocent (the one being stabbed).

but is that the whole story though? The 15-year old called the police to her own house because these girls wouldn't leave her alone, allegedly. So in theory, this 15-year old could've been defending herself from these girls prior to the police showing up. Again, why would she call the police if she was just going to stab them for no reason? (i.e. it wasn't self-defense and they weren't doing anything to her)

See The Daily Beast tweet below. The girl being stabbed might not have necessarily been the innocent victim here.

Also, this is another example of police failing de-escalation.

The girl was in foster care. Her mother says she last talked to her on Thursday when the girl said she was looking forward to coming home.

You also have the male who was kicking the first girl who was knocked down.

Lots of information missing.