Student shot at Georgia Tech

[Mannlicher]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/19/georgia-tech-3-arrested-as-protest-turns-violent-after-police-shooting.html

a mentally disturbed gender confused student advanced on police with what appeared to be a knife.  When ordered to drop the item, the student said 'shoot me', and kept coming.  The police did just that.  Now there are upset parents, rioting students, and chaos. 

[Hawkmoon]

Predictably, the mother is complaining that the police should have used a taser, yada, yada.

[wmenorr67]

It would appear that the campus police aren't issued tasers so they didn't even have that option.

[makattak]

I'm shocked to discover that the head of the LGBTQRSTUVWXYZ group at a major university may have also had other mental problems.

(From another article, "Scout" was the head and had a preferred pronoun of "they.")

[HeroHog]

LMAO at y'all, thanks.

[MechAg94]

Predictably, the mother is complaining that the police should have used a taser, yada, yada.

I guess it is too late to complain about their child using a knife and charging police. 

[Perd Hapley]

I read an article a while ago, about a number of murders and assaults committed by "trans" people. Of course, when I search for it now, I only get results about "transphobic" violence.

[Scout26]

I'm shocked to discover that the head of the LGBTQRSTUVWXYZ group at a major university may have also had other mental problems.

(From another article, "Scout" was the head and had a preferred pronoun of "they.")

I was seriously considering changing back to my original nom de plume.   Now, it might be a while longer....I'm so confused....

[makattak]

I was seriously considering changing back to my original nom de plume.   Now, it might be a while longer....I'm so confused....

Seems like Scout is pretty appropriate, then.

[Hawkmoon]

(From another article, "Scout" was the head and had a preferred pronoun of "they.")

That's because "Scout" did not identify with having gender. Please note that I didn't say "a" gender -- it didn't identify with gender.

[T.O.M.]

Noted that on HLN this morning they kept saying he had "folding pliers" or a "utility tool" in his hand.  Are we now spinning multi-tools so they don't sound threatening?

[Perd Hapley]

Noted that on HLN this morning they kept saying he had "folding pliers" or a "utility tool" in his hand.  Are we now spinning multi-tools so they don't sound threatening?

  I didn't know "multi-tool" was threatening. You'd prefer they call them assault pliers? 

[MechAg94]

  I didn't know "multi-tool" was threatening. You'd prefer they call them assault pliers? 

Someone could inflict fairly serious bodily injury with a pair of pliers.  Not sure about multi-tool pliers, but probably. 

Why should cops be required to go hand to hand with nutty people like this?  If the cops had instead pulled out clubs and beat the hell out of them, I bet the parents would still be pissed at the cops instead of their child's behavior. 

[T.O.M.]

  I didn't know "multi-tool" was threatening. You'd prefer they call them assault pliers? 

The reason I point this out is when I first heard the story, it said the kid had a knife.  Then, the descriptions I heard this morning seemed to be downplaying the knife angle to the point where it caught my attention.  Just wondering if this is deliberate spin or not...

[dogmush]

The reason I point this out is when I first heard the story, it said the kid had a knife.  Then, the descriptions I heard this morning seemed to be downplaying the knife angle to the point where it caught my attention.  Just wondering if this is deliberate spin or not...

One of the stories* I read is that the Leatherman (or whatnot) didn't have the knife deployed. If true, while the kid DID technically have a knife, it takes some of the immediacy away from the threat.  That might be why they are attempting to downplay the "multi-tool" angle.


*I think that came from a "lawyer for the family", and can't find the cite right now, so take it with a whole salt lick.

[just Warren]

All this frivolity is sure gonna piss off Micro Balrog!

[RocketMan]

  I didn't know "multi-tool" was threatening. You'd prefer they call them assault pliers?  

Each of the Gerber and Leatherman multitools that I've had over the years have had a large blade that was very sharp when new.  It could easily qualify as a weapon.

[Perd Hapley]

Ok. Weird. I was talking about the term, not the object.

[RoadKingLarry]

All this frivolity is sure gonna piss off Micro Balrog!

HALE SATIN?

[HankB]

Noted that on HLN this morning they kept saying he had "folding pliers" or a "utility tool" in his hand.  Are we now spinning multi-tools so they don't sound threatening?

Let anyone - even a trans student - have their way with you using a multi tool, and you can really end up getting screwed.

[Fly320s]

Let anyone - even a trans student - have their way with you using a multi tool, and you can really end up getting screwed.

Or have your cork popped.

[Angel Eyes]

Let anyone - even a trans student - have their way with you using a multi tool, and you can really end up getting screwed.

Philips or slotted.

[freakazoid]

Philips or slotted.

African or European?

[KD5NRH]

If you have even an hour or two of training in using a kubotan/yawara as an impact weapon, most multi-tools become a much more damaging weapon closed than with the knife blade out.  The sort of thing you learn when you mention to sensei that you can't carry a gun at work but always have your multi tool.  The cops have no way of knowing whether it has that skill or not.

For that matter, there are at least a few cheap multi tools based on a hammer, which would be even more dangerous with or without training.

[Perd Hapley]

People, these were cops. If they see a day-old kitten in your hand, they treat it like a deadly weapon.