Here’s one situation that went from bad to worse with alacrity.
In the video below, a clearly mentally unwell man announces to law enforcement that there is going to be a gun fight, and, in spite of repeated attempts by first responders to get the man to ease off his plan to initiate a firefight between himself and law enforcement, the man steps out and presents a weapon.
The resulting firefight, if it can be called that, saw one officer completely empty his handgun magazine, and he wasn’t the only one shooting.
Despite all that, the man actually survives the onslaught, and, somehow, everyone got to survive another day.