“Mace and a baton trump a knife if you have any kind of training whatsoever.”
How long have you been instructor in both of these disciplines?
28 years. 2nd Dan - Taekwondo. Just about any Martial discipline teaches defense against a knife.
Two officers, one assailant. Mace and batons combined with training - the perp would be injured and arrested. Not dead.
But if the policy is shoot to kill whenever a man with a badge feels 'threatened' - dogs and a lot of innocent people are going to be killed.