What was Toronto cop thinking when confronting van murderer?

[Phazer]

Can someone tell me why the Toronto police officer did not shoot the driver of a van who just ran over many people, got out of the van, and drew a firearm on the officer? In the video, the murderer actually lowers his pistol and draws it a few time just to make a point. Clearly he wanted to die. Given that there were civilians still walking around the criminal, and the criminal had a pistol pointed at a police officer, why didn't the cop shoot?


EDIT: I didn't realize from the video that the criminal did not actually have a gun. So, it appears that the officer made a good call.

 

[togmaster]

The guy was holding a cell phone. Great call by the cop. If I was in that situation the the van driver would have been turned into hamburger.

 

[Phazer]

The guy was holding a cell phone. Great call by the cop. If I was in that situation the the van driver would have been turned into hamburger.

WOW! I didn't realize that. I thought that the criminal had a gun.

In that case, nice work by the officer on the scene.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

The guy was holding a cell phone. Great call by the cop. If I was in that situation the the van driver would have been turned into hamburger.

That cell phone could've been loaded with a dangerous NRA or AR15 app though. Just sayin.

 

[Saltwater60]

Justified shooting no matter what he had or didn’t have. Shoot the bastard.

 

[dwa12479]

WHITE PRIVILEGE!

 

[Acer-m14]

shoot'em ..