Originally Posted by pornguy

On this one Meta I have to dis agree. In Most states and I am pretty sure washington has the same law. Failure to obey a lawful command. Failure to do so is arrestable. In this case he approached the guy and told him to put the knife down. The guy refused and if he was withing 21 feet of the guy, he would end up being justified in the shooting. Especially if the guy approached him with the knife or made any overt movements. The video of course does not tell.

It also remains to be seen what had happened prior to this meeting. Was there a call out for an armed homeless man doing something?

Lots more needed for the whole truth. Either way that cop has an uphill battle on his hands.