The distance that was considered safe was at least 21 yards if it was more of a lethal weapon. The distance for a less lethal weapon (OC, Tasers, etc.) is much closer than the 21 feet in order to deploy less lethal alternatives. I learned that most police officer’s deaths were caused from an unreasonable distance of 3-6 feet with a suspect. I believe the same distance is important because if you don’t realize how important the distance is from the weapon then you could ultimately risk your own life. This happens because you are more likely to hesitated on the person’s actions and cause your own death. Now sometimes you can’t change the distance, you could be talking to someone then all of a sudden you have a gun pointed at you, but if you know that it is a risky situation then you could try and put distance between you so your life isn’t on the line. That why I see why more distance will help only on the certain