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Arkansas Granny

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4. It's sad and you have to wonder if the outcome could have been different,

Reply to philosslayer (Original post)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 11:41 AM

Sep 2013

but, if the info in the article is correct, he had threatened other people with a firearm and fired at LEO. If this had been a 30 yo man, we wouldn't be talking about it. A bullet fired by a 107 yo kills just the same.

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SWAT team kills a 107 year old man in a shootout [View all] philosslayer Sep 2013 OP

Damn. Police need better training with the elderly and infirm. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #1

fucking God damn cops are out of control gopiscrap Sep 2013 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Logical Sep 2013 #5

BTW Welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2013 #3

It's sad and you have to wonder if the outcome could have been different, Arkansas Granny Sep 2013 #4

Yes, I tend to agree. This shooting might have been justified. n-t Logical Sep 2013 #6

I would truly think that at 107 gopiscrap Sep 2013 #7

Well, he has a gun. Imagine if while trying to talk him down he killed someone? I am no fan.... Logical Sep 2013 #9

He didn't go after them. Downwinder Sep 2013 #10

Dude fired rounds through the door when they announced "Police!" Robb Sep 2013 #11

Did you read the article? The negotiation efforts met with gunfire. Arkansas Granny Sep 2013 #12

The poster shits all over cops any chance he gets ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #16

Yawn ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #15

Do all cops think Tackleberry from the "Police Academy" movies is a role model or something? Brigid Sep 2013 #8

Questions Countdown_3_2_1 Sep 2013 #13

First off, the elderly possessing guns is a problem. Someone should have disarmed him long ago. Hoyt Sep 2013 #14

"Bu...but....he could have had a knife and done as much damage too!" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2013 #17