Had this been in the US the video would only have been 3 seconds long.

Was thinking the same thing . . .

Well, lucky for him, it wasn't in the US, then. He may not think so at this point but one day he will .

His gun was unloaded, He was trying to get police to shoot him. Must be a tough life where a guy has to live with so much anger and pain, that he self destructs in this way. Hope he gets the help he needs so badly.

Hope in evidence unseen-Death by police gets easier everyday to accomplish here...Now, death by secret service?? There's the infamy badge-Cops shoot first and be-damn the questions later..

*promote for the difference between Australia and the US.

Object lesson.

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Wow, I totally missed this story - amazing that the police were just standing in front of him waving his gun around. Ballsy stuff.

I wonder if they always do that in downunder.

No.

Nah. They've had similar length standoffs.

One notable one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irbtz63Qc0o

Few cops actually want to kill someone who obviously is trying to "suicide by cop". It's one thing to perforate a killer, or a child molester, but entirely another to kill someone who is just plain a little screwed up.