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Fla_Democrat

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31. Well,

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 09:52 PM

Jul 2020

I don't have the range time some people have. I bow to expertise.

That being said, yes, if they have to use deadly force, it stands to reason that it is ok if the person dies. Donut just addresses the derp of 'why didn't they just shoot em in the leg?' As if a leg shot was just a step above an asp strike.

Just like he tackles the 'they didn't hafta shoot him so much' tripe in another vid...

They have less than lethal at their disposal, tasers, beanbags, etc, but that typically requires more than one officer to be on scene. Something that doesn't apply in this case. I guess she could have pulled a Sgt. Miller, and just hid in her car.

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