CNN's Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon were surprisingly reasonable tonight when discussing the Columbus police shooting.
"They roll up on the scene, they see people tussling around. Someone has a knife. And their job is to protect and serve," Lemon said.
"They roll up on the scene, they see people tussling around. Someone has a knife. And their job is to protect and serve," Lemon said.
Imagining if the world-be stabbing victim was someone close to him, Lemon added: "Do you protect the life of the person trying to take the life, or do you protect the life of the person who's life is in imminent danger at that point."
He also notes how fast everything happened.
He also notes how fast everything happened.
For Cuomo's part, he demanded to know where the parents were the whole time, with the father running out and kicking a woman on the ground."What were they doing? Why didn't he stop it? Why did the police have to come and control that situation?"
Finally, Cuomo and Lemon were in agreement: the officer "has a duty."
"A duty to use force to protect his own life or the life of another," Cuomo said.
"A duty to use force to protect his own life or the life of another," Cuomo said.
Who are you? @ChrisCuomo, @DonLemon argue Ohio cop was right to shoot and protect a life from knife-wielding attacker newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicho…
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