EVERY SHOT MATTERS: The Disturbing Death of Sammy Yatim

By Bob Owens

Controversial police officer-involved shootings of suspect are not just an American phenomena.

One July 27, 2013, Sammy Yatim exposed himself with one hand and opened a large knife with the other while on a Toronto, Ontario, Canada bus. He threatened passengers and the bus was evacuated as officers arrived.

Officers ordered Yatim to drop the knife. He didn’t.

The following graphic video captures what happened next, which shocked a nation.

Toronto Police Service (TPS) officer James Forcillo told Yatim to repeatedly drop the knife. Yatim responded by calling the officer names and shaking his head “no,” then stepped further into the bus. Forcillo can be heard warning that if Yatim stepped towards the steps of the bus again, that he was going to get shot.

Yatim seemed to consider for a few seconds, then stepped towards the front steps of the bus. Forcillo fired three shots, and Yatim dropped. onto his back on the floor of the bus.

If Officer Forcillo had stopped firing at that point, there would have been a minor controversy as know-nothing critics complained about a justifiable use of deadly force. After all, Yatim had been told repeatedly to drop the knife, had been told precisely …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms