Bakersfield Police Bodycam Video of a Teen Holding a Knife Shot by Cops

1. Why is the VICTIMS comments censored?
   Complaints about the googlement?

2. the wall/location looks the same as the suicide-by-cop 'count-down' guy

3. White privilege strikes again. He's RIGHT in front the unit. Bring the shotgun out.

4. He's lucky she took the call and was in charge of that situation. She literally saved his life.

5. We are not going to shoot you. Shoots him. Lol

6. why not tase him right away. why wait for him to react. walk up, make sure yoi are backed up, and tase him

7. After all of these kids have been forced to go through over the past two years over politics is insane sadly the lockdowns and The Mask,injections if they've been giving to the American Kids this is just the beginning I'm afraid lots of kids have lost their minds because the adults failed them

8. when there is ample time like this we need to come up with a bolo type "wrap" netting.. sort of how we use spike strips when time allows.

9. Sometimes, I feel the police actually trigger reactions in people that cause explosive behavior. Sure, police are called to the scene due to initial, suspicious behavior, but I think policing needs reform.

   I've watched tons of bodycam footage for the past 4 years and it seems the "I'm the police ..do what I say ..do it now" approach never seems to work with individuals who seem beyond their own self-control.. regardless of it being due to substance abuse, mental issues, etc. In cases where a person has lost their mind, showing up on scene acting like the boss with the "DO IT NOW" approach and trying to control an irrational person by threatening them with lethal force will never work. Almost always ends up in death. Luckily this suspect lived.

   Where are those futuristic, state-of-the-art, less lethal police options I've seen on the Discovery Channel since like the late 90s? "Future tech" or whatever they call it ..concept devices that never get mass produced and adopted

10. When I was overcome with depression like this kid is, the only person I could turn to was Jesus. I cried out to Him and He has been with every time to give me hope. I got through all those times and I am a better man for Him. Let’s pray for this kid that his life can be changed for the better with Jesus.

11. This is one where a counselor might work.

12. şişko bi beyaz olunca taramamışlar. başka ırktan olsaydı kaldırımdan indiği gibi kevgir olmuştu.

13. They literally fucking said don't shoot just tase and they still fucking shoot

14. Doesn't help that you're announcing your strategy over the loudspeaker lol. Telling the kid you aren't going to shoot him is the wrong strategy IMO, he's not stupid; tell him if he runs at you, you'll probably shoot him once and there's a really good chance he'll survive, it'll hurt, he'll spend a long time handcuffed to a hospital bed, then he'll go to jail, he'll get a trial and then have to go to prison. Most people, even s*icidal people, wouldn't take that option. I don't if they charged this kid, but that's what he's potentially looking at now.

15. Very impressed with these LEO'S. Sad that it went down the way it did, but I believe it went the only way it could've

16. I take it she is in charge. I guess calling him bud and standing around pointing less lethal didn't resolve it. Dont defund the police, just train these idiots.

17. I can't imagine living in California.

18. That kid is very very lucky that there was this amazing women cop present at that scene otherwise, it's very clear that the first option for all the other cops were 'shoot first question later'. He should be grateful for her and thank her later in his life.

19. This is probably really dumb but I've always wondered, why don't we send in a dude with full on body armor like a Knight in full on chainmail to just tackle the guy. LMAO I'm not saying this is gonna solve anything but I've always wondered..

20. So who was the cop targeting the kids balls?

21. Always the one cop who can’t help himself!

22. Excellent job.

23. My friend Yan told me that don't stay in Bakersfield, it's not safe and crazy people all over.

24. all the non lethal talk and they shot him, hmmmm. why wait so long to deploy taser .

25. It's interesting how there is so much muted audio so that you can't actually gather any real information about what specifically happend in terms of conversation.
    And then it's contraproductively cut so the officer is heard saying "– gonna shoot ya" at one point.

    Compared to other body cam captured content on this channel, there is very little information given about that incident.
    Is this because there is a pending investigation and all vital evidence must be withheld from the public?
    Or is it because lethal force was used on a minor (and he lived)?
    Or a combination of those?

    We've seen many other, even younger offenders on PoliceActivity that weren't given the "completely anonymous" treatment.
    Would appreciate if anyone knows.

26. Foolish kid

27. You need to change the title of the video.

28. This video should be required watching at police academies nation wide. Very professional imho.

29. "Nobody has guns."

    "That's where you're wrong, chica."

30. Great job, they didn't empty their mags on him for once. Looks like american officers have finally seen the light.

31. Why aren’t you using nets yet??? We have them … start netting this people then shock them … o need to run the operations for police … I will change the game .

32. I'll say this until the chickens come home to roost. Females should not be cops…."BUD"!

33. Bakersfield is in the top 10 worst polluted and worst crime cities in the nation. Such a God forsaken place, I don't know why anyone would move there.

34. Great job of police to see and respond to the situation with the understsanding this kid was having problems and needed help. This is an EXCELLENT example of good policing. Especially the female officer repeatedly telling other officers to only use less lethal. It was very scary to see this guy charging with a knife and they would have been within their legal rights to shoot him with bullets but so glad they took him down with a taser instead! If the taser had not worked, I would have understood if they would have used a gun because he certainly presented an immediate threat. Glad it didn't come to that.

    I've seen way too many other examples from other police departments with similar situations filling someone with bullets instead of trying less lethal first. Thanks for compassionate approcate to policing! Well done! This video should be used in police training for all departments.

35. Why take so long to taser him.

36. Hopefully he's more successful next time at ending his O² consumption and isn't such a bitch maid makings someone else do it for him

37. This is terrible. Good job officers. I wish they all had tasers. Just keep hitting him from inside their vehicles until the knife leaves his hand. That's my personal idea.

38. Wow, 16 and your life is messed up in such way. There must be something wrong with the society in that country.

39. Supervisor here was astounding. I normally watch these and have pretty severe criticism of LEO emotional control, situational awareness, and use of force, but this was text-book.

40. Do the Cops even use trained negotiators anymore? All they are is executioners of the state.

41. Listen, I understand not wanting to approach a person with a knife, I really do. But in this situation, with the Close quarters training most officers have and the age of the kid, I would think an officer, having assessed the situation and threat would holster their weapon and approach with cation and try to talk to the kid. Ask him what happened to lead him here, why are you doing this. Negotiate, get within range and attempt a disarm. There was both lethal and non lethal cover. I realize that for most people, this is an “only in the movies” approach but it would seem to be affective in some situations, like this. At some point, one would think, one may have to risk ones own life to save another’s. They did a fantastic job here but the boy still ended up shot. Sad situation with a semi-desirable outcome. Also, did anyone else want so badly to give that kid a hug?

42. thats more attention than i ever got what is his problem

43. Drop the knife neow 😹

44. A an entire firing squad of non-lethal and that worthless violent psychopath of an officer pulls his sidearm?

    How is that officer any different than the suspect?
    A blood thirsty maniac undermining lawful commands with rash action.

    "good police work" my ass. At least taze the guy when you show up instead of pretending you care about civilian well-being so you can taunt and escalate to a shootout. There are so many actions that could have ended this quickly without firearms and none of them were taken. Pathetic police work. All it did was guarantee more psychos try this method of suicide. Maybe they like that. Good for funding. Shame on everyone saying this is good police work. They chose to attack a mentally ill man who was clearly in need of help not bullets. Barbaric ape behavior.

45. My apologies mean nothing but I'm sorry for the kid and so sorry for the officers.

46. Red dot right on the crotch

47. We need way more mental health in this nation. Seems he wanted to die because he has a POS father. Good work by the officers and hope he's getting help.

48. Are you muting your videos now, because you don't want to get demonitized?

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