WATCH | The Knife Missed His Artery—But Have We Missed the Point?

As violent crime escalates on our streets, are we seriously still sending officers out with nothing but a baton, CS spray, and a hope that their taser works?

There are moments caught on body-worn cameras that are so raw, so visceral, they stop you in your tracks. The footage released by the Metropolitan Police of Sergeant Jack Taylor being attacked with a knife in broad daylight is one of them (scroll down for the footage). It shows not just the sheer courage of a police officer doing his duty, but something…