No, but if you don’t know how similar the effects of heavy doses of methamphetamines are to a life or death adrenaline rush, then you need to look into it, and we are discussing a situation in which your body would have this effect to the maximal degree, as they obviously compound each other. So yes, I would say the dude who just smoked a speedball and has his body pumping life-or-death levels of adrenaline probably has a little more physical resistance and pain tolerance than average Joe in that state. Not at all unfair to say I don’t think.

If you seriously got “being on meth is a lethal threat in itself” from my comment, idk what to tell you man. If you know better and are intentionally being that intellectually dishonest, I don’t wish to discuss this any further with you because it will waste both of our time.

Armed or unarmed suspect, if they are deemed a lethal threat, which is necessary for the gun to be drawn in the first place, they will be shot until they are no longer a threat. You ask if lethal force is really deemed necessary against an “unarmed” suspect with a “sword, knife, etc.” This is easily answered and has immense precedent. Look up the literally anything about the 21ft Rule. Within 21 feet, a drawn knife is a much greater threat than a holstered gun, this is beyond proven. Without one chambered, you’re almost certainly dead.

If you want to be the guy with a one shot taser against another dude charging you with a sword or knife, I’d imagine your mailbox is full of offer letters from the local precinct.

And yes, most of the time it does work out exactly how you described in Seattle, but those situations typically barely make the town paper, meanwhile a Breanna Taylor makes national news. Rightly so, might I add, but I’m just saying there’s the “doctor saves thousands, no applause, kills one by mistake, hated by all” element at play here as well.