Midwest2 – “After all, a claw hammer isn’t a gun. Believe it or not, the investigation cleared the officers.”
Doesn’t surprise me at all, cops always defend each other. If the family wants to sue, they probably have a good chance of getting some compensation. BTW, tasers are only issued to supervisors in NYC, not to patrol cops. Also, they don’t have to wait for any special team, if at that moment they feel someone is posing a life-threat to either themselves or others. But I think all cops can or do carry pepper spray -why didn’t they try to stop the guy with the hammer with the spray?