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OmahaBlueDog

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7. OK, he was a big guy. Does that in any way justify a lethal response.

Reply to Lurks Often (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 10:24 PM

Jan 2014

The chief of police could have:

1) done nothing, since this actually didn't impact his movie viewing, but simply touched a raw nerve
2) simply moved
3) called the cops

There is no evidence that the deceased brandished a weapon. Nothing in any version of the story that I've seen lends any justification to the use of lethal force. Like George Zimmerman, it appears Curtis Reeves felt threatened by Chad Oulson for no reason that makes any particular sense.

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TDB: With Guns, the Threatened Can Quickly Become the Threat [View all] OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 OP

When I think of the PTSD that our veterans suffer, and compare to what *might* effect veteran LEOs.. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #2

I can't believe anyone finds this even remotely defensible. Aristus Jan 2014 #3

Your post proves that calm, rational discussion isn't always possible Lurks Often Jan 2014 #4

I didn't shoot anybody. Aristus Jan 2014 #5

And you miss the point Lurks Often Jan 2014 #6

OK, he was a big guy. Does that in any way justify a lethal response. OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #7

The legal threshold Lurks Often Jan 2014 #8