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In reply to the discussion: 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting near Detroit high school [View all]primavera
(5,191 posts)63. And no guarantee that those teens would have shot him
True, we weren't there and it is certainly possible that the offending teens posed a bona fide threat to the guy. It's also entirely possible that he overreacted and used deadly force prematurely and without cause. Since the end result of his action is somebody dying, that action is appropriately subject to pretty intense scrutiny. If the facts are that he was legitimately in danger of his life and had no other choice, then great, that will come out in the investigation and he'll be exonerated. If, on the other hand, he was paranoid and lacked the ability to handle a gun responsibly and somebody needlessly died because of that, then he shouldn't be granted carte blanche because he was the victim of a petty offense.
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IIRC I read you had to be in the reserves before you'd be considered for a regular cop job.
Robb
Feb 2013
#59
But, in the end, they did not shoot him. If he'd handed over his wallet, they would have likely left
Hoyt
Feb 2013
#77
There was no guarantee the thugs wouldn't have killed him if he had cooperated
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#43
"Necessary" or not, according to the laws we all live under it was justifiable
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#66
If he said one had a gun, and niether had anything that even resembles one.......
Socal31
Feb 2013
#54
I don't know the specifics of Michigan law, but in most states there is no requirement for parity...
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#67
Nice backtrack from your unrestrained enthusiasm for this shooting in #42 above.
apocalypsehow
Feb 2013
#68
"Reply #42 will be up held" - as if this is some kind of legal proceeding we're conducting here.
apocalypsehow
Feb 2013
#73