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The guy taking the video is a fair distance away. I'm not convinced the threat is that high to start with to justify lethal force[1] and the screwdriver was dropped when the Taser was first fired anyway. Had the officer not fired the Taser again the chap might have run away, not over the edge of the bridge.
[1] When Tasers were introduced to the UK we were told they were instead of a firearms response and wouldn't be generally in other situations.
jellybaby-
Look. I have been biting my tongue since your first post. Fuck off! Go outside and get someone to run at you from 20 feet. Much longer distance than the two officers. Try and do something to stop them. Run away is your option - nothing else. Those officers stood their ground and dealt with the situation. You may be unhappy with what happened. It is sad the guy went off the bridge - I agree with that. But, did the officers push him? What threat was he to the public and the officers? You cannot say as the video doesn’t show everything. I do believe the guy taking the video was at risk and I cannot say who was also at risk in the vicinity. Please give up trying to vilify these officers - start looking for something where you can justify yourself - this isn’t one of them.
I’m glad the officers and the public were not injured. You will likely disagree and I will refer you to my F Off comment above.
TGR
And you see them running away in the video? Catch yourself on. What bit of ‘their lives are at risk’ are you missing? You don’t see any risk to anyone? The guy taking the video perhaps? Give it up.
I am not trying to justify every compliant that the Met receives. Perhaps they get it right on occasion? I’m sure you are willing to continue to disagree - do you work in a public facing confrontational role?
My pedantic nature notes that tasering someone in the back could happen if the person turns around - but I’m sure you would argue that would never happen.
Give it up.