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CNN International featured Dyson Professor Darrin Porcher in "The cops who shot Walter Wallace Jr. didn't have Tasers. Here's why that might not have made a difference"
But some experts say that the officers choosing to use their guns was the correct amount of force on Wallace, because of the fact that he had a weapon. Darrin Porcher, Pace University criminal justice professor and retired New York Police Department lieutenant, said the officers could be seen backpedaling in the video because they were trying to maintain what's known as the "zone of safety," which is typically 10 feet. "Once Mr. Wallace impeded on that 10 feet, that's when they used deadly force, that's when they shot him," Porcher said. "Based on a knife entering the equation, I think that made the firearm the more probable weapon to be deployed in this situation." You can view coverage on MSN News.
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