人気番組「サタデー・ナイト・ライブ」のレギュラーを務め、映画「ブルース・ブラザーズ」「ゴーストバスターズ」「コーンヘッズ」などに出演した名コメディ俳優ダン・エイクロイドが、ハフポストUS版のトーク番組「ハフポストショー」に出演した。
エイクロイドは、過去に法執行機関との関わりがあり、ルイジアナ州ハラハンで数年補助警察委員会に就いたこともある。自身は「銃器の扱いには熟練している」としつつ、警察官は「もっと死に至らない方法の訓練を受ける」べきだと語った。
司会のロイ・シーコフとマーク・ラモン・ヒルに対してエイクロイドは、警察は被疑者を殺さずに取り押さえる他の方法を探るべきだと言う。
「アメリカはバカみたいに銃を使う。本当にそうなんだ。でも、もちろんそれは銃が間違った使い方をされたときだけど。別の方法はある。テーザー銃だってあるし、人を動けなくする音響システムだって、高周波発生器だって、発射したら体の上半身を完全に包んでしまうネットだってある。だから、どうして他の方法を検討しないんだ？」
カナダ出身のエイクロイドは、故郷では警察が追跡しても、射殺事件に発展することはないと付け加えた。4月4日、アフリカ系アメリカ人男性のウォルター・スコットさんは警察官から逃走を図り、少なくとも背中に8発の銃弾を受けて死亡した。
「ある時点では逃がすしかないんだ」とエイクロイドは言った。「カナダではたいていの場合、路上で時速50マイル（約）以上になったら追跡をやめる。手を引いて、それ以上は追いかけないんだ」
2014 Police Killings
Michael Brown(01 of10)
On Aug. 9, the unarmed 18-year-old was shot dead by Ferguson, Missouri, Police Officer Darren Wilson. Wilson claimed he shot Brown as the teen ran at him after the two fought over his gun. But multiple witnesses, including the majority of those heard by a grand jury, said Brown did not run toward the officer. Many said Brown had his hands up when he was shot and killed. On Nov. 24, a grand jury voted not to indict Wilson, setting off protests across America. (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Eric Garner(02 of10)
New York City police suspected Eric Garner of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes on July 17. In an attempt to place him under arrest, officer Daniel Pantaleo put Garner in what New York Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton described as a chokehold, a move banned by the department. Garner can be seen in a video of the incident saying he can’t breathe as Pantaleo holds him. He is later pronounced dead at a hospital. A Staten Island grand jury voted on Dec. 2 not to indict Pantaleo, setting off another wave of national protests. (credit:Associated Press)
Tamir Rice(03 of10)
On Nov. 22, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot by police in Cleveland who were responding to reports of someone with a gun. The weapon he had in his hand was a pellet gun. Rice died a day later in the hospital. Video footage released by police showed that Timothy Loehmann, the officer who killed Rice, shot him within two seconds of exiting his car. (credit:Associated Press)
Akai Gurley(04 of10)
On Nov. 20, 28-year-old Akai Gurley exited his girlfriend\'s apartment in a Brooklyn, New York, public housing building. He started going down a dark stairwell that had a broken light. Rookie New York Police Department Officer Peter Liang, who had his gun drawn as he patrolled the stairwell, shot and killed Gurley. Police said the shooting was accidental. The New York Daily News reported that, instead of calling an ambulance, Liang texted his union representative after he shot Gurley. A grand jury will determine whether Liang faces charges. (credit:Associated Press)
John Crawford III(05 of10)
On Aug. 5, 22-year-old John Crawford III was shot and killed by police inside a Beavercreek, Ohio, Walmart. Crawford was carrying an air rifle that he had picked up inside the store. Cops were called to investigate a man waving what could be a firearm. Police said Crawford refused to put down the gun and turned toward them in a threatening way. But lawyers representing Crawford\'s family say the officers were reckless and negligent. A grand jury voted not to indict either of the officers involved in the killing. (credit:Associated Press)
Ezell Ford(06 of10)
On Aug. 11, Los Angeles police conducted \"an investigative stop\" and interrogated unarmed 25-year-old Ezell Ford. At some point, Ford was shot and killed. An LAPD statement on the killing said, \"During the stop a struggle ensued, which resulted in an officer-involved-shooting.\" But witnesses told The Huffington Post that police shouted, \"Shoot him,\" moments before three bullets hit Ford, who was on the ground. The case remains under investigation. (credit:KTLA)
Samantha Ramsey(07 of10)
Samantha Ramsey was killed as she tried to drive away from a party on April 26 in Boone County, Kentucky. Boone County deputy Tyler Brockman said he shot Ramsey after she ran over his foot and forced him onto the hood of her car. He said he feared for his life and the lives of others when he opened fire. But witnesses said Brockman jumped onto the hood of her car and killed her unnecessarily. In November, a grand jury voted not to indict Brockman. (credit:Facebook)
Darrien Hunt(08 of10)
Darrien Hunt was shot seven times by Saratoga Springs, Utah, police who were investigating reports of a man with a sword on Sept. 10 at a shopping center. Hunt\'s family said the sword was a replica. Police said Hunt refused to give up his sword and then started swinging it at them. An autopsy report determined that Hunt was shot seven times by officers, including several times in the back as he fled from police. The Hunt family\'s attorney, Bob Sykes, disputed assertions from cops that the 22-year-old acted aggressively. \"I think it\'s a whitewash. I think it\'s an exaggeration,\" Sykes said. \"I think they ignored good hard evidence to the contrary.\" (credit:Associated Press)
Rumain Brisbon(09 of10)
Phoenix Police Officer Mark Rine was investigating a tip that 34-year-old Rumain Brisbon was selling drugs inside an SUV on Dec. 2. Police said Brisbon didn\'t obey the officer\'s commands and instead fled inside an apartment complex where a struggle ensued. During the struggle, Rine mistook a pill bottle in Brisbon\'s pants for a gun and fatally shot him, according to police. Brisbon was unarmed, though police found a gun in his SUV. Prosecutors are investigating whether Rine should face charges. (credit:Associated Press)
Kajieme Powell(10 of10)
Less than two weeks after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Missouri, 25-year-old Kajieme Powell was shot and killed by police in nearby St. Louis. Police were called to a convenience store to investigate a man causing a disturbance and acting irrationally. They found Powell with a knife in his hand, and graphic video shows Powell approaching them yelling, \"Shoot me.\" But the video also appears to undermine some of the initial assertions from police. Instead of holding the knife in an overhand grip, as police said, Powell had his hands at his sides.\nPowell also did not get as close to the cops as they originally claimed. (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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