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annabanana
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:25 PM Original message |
a schizophrenic with a knife... |
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Oceansaway
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. very disturbing to me too...n/t |
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linazelle
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Wed Dec-28-05 11:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
185. Have you ever seen 20 policemen surround a white man on TV? |
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rpgamerd00d
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Thu Dec-29-05 10:25 AM Response to Reply #185 |
219. Every night on Cops. Next question. |
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linazelle
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:03 PM Response to Reply #219 |
230. Never saw that on cops. Ever. nt |
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951-Riverside
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Fri Dec-30-05 01:30 AM Response to Reply #185 |
247. I saw it once and he was hispanic but they didnt kill him |
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rpgamerd00d
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Stray bullets kill people |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. No one should be shot |
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rpgamerd00d
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. If the cop only has a gun and no taser.... |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Fine. Whatever |
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AngryAmish
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. I think it would be really hard to hit a limb |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. Good cops and good hunters |
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AngryAmish
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:20 PM Response to Reply #48 |
65. I suspect I'm neither |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
74. It's good to have a healthy respect for firearms |
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rpgamerd00d
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #21 |
39. Unlike the movies, bad guys dont fall down when shot in the leg |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:58 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. If he is close enough to stab you |
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rpgamerd00d
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. There is a difference between.... |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. Well, then, finally, there is the rub |
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rpgamerd00d
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:12 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Good luck with that. |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:18 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. Don't put words in my mouth |
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Silverhair
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:38 PM Response to Reply #56 |
100. Have you tried you shooting skill on a simulated moving arm on... |
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:00 PM Response to Reply #100 |
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Silverhair
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:18 PM Response to Reply #132 |
138. Grew up on a ranch with guns & hunting... |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:40 PM Response to Reply #138 |
147. You are right |
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Silverhair
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Wed Dec-28-05 09:56 PM Response to Reply #147 |
178. Actually, they didn't know the deal. |
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Freedom_Aflaim
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:54 AM Response to Reply #56 |
200. An arm wont stop a bullet |
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Pavulon
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:54 PM Response to Reply #43 |
154. Are you a LEO? |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:59 PM Original message |
Because this was REAL LIFE, not a fucking movie or TV show |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
47. Well, Mr. High and Mighty |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:06 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I am sick to death of the ignorant ass question |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:15 PM Response to Reply #49 |
60. Brilliant |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:18 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. I've been firing weapons since the age of ten |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:27 PM Response to Reply #62 |
68. Well I have 40+ years experience |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:28 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Yeah, you'd risk killing a civilian because you're arrogant about your |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:30 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. There is no arrogance in marksmanship |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:35 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. There you go again |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:39 PM Response to Reply #73 |
77. I agree with pulling a gun |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:51 PM Response to Reply #77 |
85. Absolutely they CAN do it |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:57 PM Response to Reply #85 |
88. At that range |
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onenote
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:59 PM Response to Reply #88 |
104. I'm curious |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:57 PM Response to Reply #104 |
131. Yes, I did |
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benEzra
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Thu Dec-29-05 10:32 AM Response to Reply #88 |
220. Not with issue ammunition... |
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WI_DEM
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:44 PM Response to Reply #68 |
124. In reading this exchange I think your the one who sounds like |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:03 PM Response to Reply #124 |
134. but it's ok with you that he calls me and everyone else |
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REP
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Thu Dec-29-05 04:36 AM Response to Reply #68 |
214. You Just Made His Point |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:16 PM Response to Reply #62 |
89. You know, Walt. life is dangerous. When you have |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:19 PM Response to Reply #89 |
91. The man was not murdered. If anything, he completed suicide |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:13 PM Response to Reply #91 |
107. Bull. You have to be in your right mind to achieve a goal. |
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LisaL
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Fri Dec-30-05 12:49 AM Response to Reply #107 |
242. Well, not being in his right mind makes him a lot more |
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EFerrari
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Fri Dec-30-05 01:43 AM Response to Reply #242 |
248. Oh, for pete's sake. |
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crankybubba
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:38 PM Response to Reply #89 |
120. everyone mentions tasers |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:02 PM Response to Reply #120 |
133. You hit on another good point that supports my argument |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:17 PM Response to Reply #120 |
137. $1,200.00 for tasers. How much for a life? |
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crankybubba
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:40 PM Response to Reply #137 |
145. I agree it's just that |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:44 PM Response to Reply #145 |
149. But we have Brazilions for the "defense" budget. n/t |
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crankybubba
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:46 PM Response to Reply #149 |
150. just show what the priorities are. |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:49 PM Response to Reply #150 |
152. I believe you. It was not a priority. n/t |
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Ladyhawk
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Wed Dec-28-05 09:56 PM Response to Reply #137 |
177. As equipment and policy goes, the cops didn't have a choice this time, |
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LisaL
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Fri Dec-30-05 12:55 AM Response to Reply #89 |
246. Our laws allow us to kill someone in self-defense. |
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KyuzoGator
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Thu Dec-29-05 03:25 AM Response to Original message |
212. The intent is to stop, not kill. |
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britpopper
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:12 AM Response to Reply #21 |
188. In a perfect world... |
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KyuzoGator
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Fri Dec-30-05 12:51 AM Response to Reply #188 |
244. Thanks for doing what you do. |
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Telly Savalas
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:04 AM Response to Reply #2 |
186. I learned in another gun thread that stray bullets don't kill people |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
3. Scary as hell, isn't it? |
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BOSSHOG
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
66. Interesting response |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:28 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. No one is picking on the cops |
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BOSSHOG
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:42 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. His mental state had nothing to do with |
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JuniperLea
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:44 PM Response to Reply #80 |
101. You need to watch the tape |
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LisaL
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Fri Dec-30-05 12:51 AM Response to Reply #101 |
243. And the tape shows a very large man, acting erratically, armed |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. I don't understand why 15 cops had no choice but to shoot him |
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pitohui
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. because it wasn't 15 cops, it was 3 cops |
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annabanana
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. did you see the tape? |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Read the next paragraph: |
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annabanana
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. also .. when did it become de rigeur for the police to scream |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:41 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. I didn't realize that |
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sojourner
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
231. it is part of the procedure all right...i think it's called |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
6. Twenty feet away, a quarter inch deep, and a lunge |
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Bonobo
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. "within the bounds of the law". Impressive defense. |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I'm sorry, but the vast majority of cops do not run around wanting to |
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Bonobo
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Please don't put words in my mouth. Never said it. Never thought it. |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. What I posted indicates why it is a perfect defense. n/t |
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Jed Dilligan
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:18 AM Response to Reply #6 |
190. Yeah, but |
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H2O Man
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. The last resort |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. You are WRONG, H2O Man, the last resort weas taken LAST |
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Occulus
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:56 PM Response to Reply #25 |
41. Don't they get paid to take exactly that sort of risk? |
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H2O Man
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:59 PM Response to Reply #25 |
44. While I lack your obvious expertise, |
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Czolgosz
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:21 PM Response to Reply #44 |
112. That's a helpful perspective. Is it odd that some people seem to think |
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Karmakaze
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
63. Bullshit |
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BOSSHOG
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
12. The police were called to the scene |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. And if I have to deal with the police, I follow their direct orders |
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BOSSHOG
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:49 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Police operate with one way communications |
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. Yeah, but you aint crazy |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:57 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. It'd never work |
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BushOut06
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
13. Oh...I thought you were talking about Bushie for a second... |
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Arkansas Granny
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
15. I wondered myself about the tasers. Are they only used on |
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BushOut06
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Aren't tasers only good for short-range defense? |
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annabanana
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I've seen tasers that fire their wires... |
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BushOut06
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. Still, that's 10 feet too short |
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Silverhair
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
105. They sprayed him and it didn't do anything to him. NT |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. The New Orleans beat cops are not armed with tasers |
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maveric
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. In this high-tech world you'd think that there would be more "non-lethal" |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Sorry, but a knife is a LETHAL weapon |
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maveric
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:08 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. But cops are a bit safer at a distance than say when a gun is involved. |
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pointblank
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
19. I find it disturbing also, but... |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. They shoot him in the leg and he drops, which means his knife |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. This was REAL LIFE, not a fucking movie or TV show |
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pointblank
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:51 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. exactly |
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BushOut06
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:09 PM Response to Reply #35 |
53. Besides - the torso is a much bigger target |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:29 PM Response to Reply #53 |
71. and much less likely the shot would completely penetrate the target |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:12 PM Response to Reply #35 |
58. Gee that's comforting |
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crankybubba
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:53 PM Response to Reply #35 |
130. I agree in principle |
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Silverhair
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
106. Your ideas would not work in the real world. |
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PaganPreacher
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Thu Dec-29-05 02:04 AM Response to Reply #30 |
207. I know you mean well, fellow Kansan... |
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Bonobo
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
36. "Shooting in the leg is dangerous because the person could be on drugs" |
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Wcross
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
28. What about a beanbag round from a shotgun? |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 03:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. That's be nice, if they were armed with beanbag firing shotguns. n/t |
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:00 PM Response to Reply #37 |
45. Yes, it would have been. |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:02 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. The entire incident took three minutes, so no. |
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
51. nets |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. To be quite frank, this could be the rightwing plan |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:44 PM Response to Reply #57 |
82. The Consensus Project was set up by two cops who |
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951-Riverside
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
54. Had he been a schizophrenic white woman with a knife... |
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BOSSHOG
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:15 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. I need some more data |
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951-Riverside
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:26 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. let me try again, I guess I didnt make myself clear enough... |
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me b zola
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
55. I find it very disturbing |
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Tactical Progressive
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
75. Nationwide policy: police shoot at the legs |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:47 PM Response to Reply #75 |
83. If I've managed to secure a man that is twice my weight and |
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Silverhair
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:17 PM Response to Reply #83 |
109. Did he have a knife? That does make a difference. NT |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:24 PM Response to Reply #109 |
113. Really? You think a 300 lb person in a paranoid psychotic |
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Silverhair
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:12 PM Response to Reply #113 |
136. Yes, any person with a knife is more dangerous than without. |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:22 PM Response to Reply #136 |
139. No, any person with a knife is not necessarily more dangerous |
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crankybubba
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:02 PM Response to Reply #139 |
156. you have a person who is mentally ill |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:10 PM Response to Reply #156 |
159. Think it through. A mentally ill person cannot |
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crankybubba
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:14 PM Response to Reply #159 |
160. hey I've been there |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:24 PM Response to Reply #160 |
167. What are you not understanding that killing mentally ill people |
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crankybubba
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:33 PM Response to Reply #167 |
168. no cop that I know |
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EFerrari
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Thu Dec-29-05 01:24 AM Response to Reply #168 |
203. Between you not going home and offing a mentally ill person |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:21 PM Response to Reply #75 |
92. I would oppose such a policy with every fiber of my being |
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butterfly77
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
76. How about coming behind him with a net... |
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Walt Starr
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:22 PM Response to Reply #76 |
94. They had no net, pepper spray was tried and did not work |
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butterfly77
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:30 PM Response to Reply #76 |
98. Improvise! |
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EFerrari
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
78. How do we know it was a schizophrenic? |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:46 PM Response to Reply #78 |
129. In the early reports on TV |
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:23 PM Response to Reply #129 |
140. Thank you. Oh, god, we have to stop this. n/t |
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
79. Cops Aren't Always Bad. Cops Who Fire Their Weapon Don't Always Deserve |
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
81. Sickening |
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
84. Was his doctor on the scene? |
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:52 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. I have been, many times. It's not rocket science to calm |
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:22 PM Response to Reply #86 |
93. Oh cool |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:19 PM Response to Reply #93 |
111. My husband was DX'd in the first year of our marriage. |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:27 PM Response to Reply #111 |
114. First off.. I asked for someone in the same situation as the cops |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:34 PM Response to Reply #114 |
117. johnnie, I'm not a mental health expert. |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:38 PM Response to Reply #117 |
121. It's cool |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:41 PM Response to Reply #121 |
123. Again, sorry. Link to your thread? |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:44 PM Response to Reply #123 |
125. Here is the link |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:45 PM Response to Reply #125 |
127. Thank you! |
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:16 AM Response to Reply #117 |
189. It's a good thing you didn't use a gun, |
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Thu Dec-29-05 01:49 AM Response to Reply #189 |
205. Yep. Exactly. n/t |
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:59 PM Response to Reply #114 |
155. I have been in that situation |
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:15 PM Response to Reply #155 |
162. Would you have shot him in the leg |
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:18 PM Response to Reply #162 |
164. If I had to shoot |
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:37 PM Response to Reply #164 |
169. See, that's where all your rationalizations |
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:59 PM Response to Reply #169 |
172. you lost me there |
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Wed Dec-28-05 09:14 PM Response to Reply #172 |
174. I wasn't clear enough |
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Thu Dec-29-05 10:21 AM Response to Reply #174 |
218. YES. |
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Wed Dec-28-05 09:03 PM Response to Reply #164 |
173. and that's exactly why mandatory leg shots |
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Wed Dec-28-05 09:30 PM Response to Reply #173 |
175. the only problem with that is |
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Wed Dec-28-05 10:15 PM Response to Reply #175 |
182. In a high-stress situation |
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:18 PM Response to Reply #155 |
165. Thanks |
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Wed Dec-28-05 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
87. British police handle this all the time without guns and without death |
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:18 PM Response to Reply #87 |
90. Exactly. And the way thousands of families do every day in |
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:24 PM Response to Reply #87 |
96. The Brits also have state sponsored psychiatric care |
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:53 PM Response to Reply #96 |
103. An amazing non sequitur, even for you, Walt |
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:16 PM Response to Reply #103 |
163. Sweet raisin Danish! |
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Thu Dec-29-05 01:01 AM Response to Reply #87 |
202. Correction: used to |
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
95. gd it!! This is the same crap that happened when the womans husband died |
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
97. I'm a psych social worker and think they totally screwed up. |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:30 PM Response to Reply #97 |
116. so thenext time |
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:04 PM Response to Reply #116 |
135. I'm a I'm a female who weighs about 130 lbs and have grabbed a knife |
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:53 PM Response to Reply #135 |
153. you grab a knfe the risk of injury |
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:07 PM Response to Reply #153 |
158. If I didn't grab it and defuse the situation-he may have stabbed my friend |
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:22 AM Response to Reply #153 |
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Thu Dec-29-05 10:34 AM Response to Reply #191 |
221. The reason it worked for you is he didn't want to kill YOU... |
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Thu Dec-29-05 10:46 AM Response to Reply #221 |
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Thu Dec-29-05 11:05 AM Response to Reply #225 |
228. LOL (n/t) |
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Fri Dec-30-05 12:48 AM Response to Reply #135 |
241. Do you still have all your fingers? |
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
99. They had to kill him, he pulled out a knife and was flapping |
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Wed Dec-28-05 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
102. The Georgia police have a new training program to help cops deal with MI |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
108. 16 cops with guns drawn vs. 1 mentally ill guy with a knife... |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:18 PM Response to Reply #108 |
110. Among the world's industrialized nations this would happen only in America |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:28 PM Response to Reply #110 |
115. It's murder. Period. n/t |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:34 PM Response to Reply #115 |
118. It's not a coincidence that the same people who would serve as apologists |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:37 PM Response to Reply #118 |
119. They want to trust the powers that be, even in the face of |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
122. Three points. |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:44 PM Response to Reply #122 |
126. Geezus, I don't "hate cops". Our community work would be |
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Wed Dec-28-05 06:46 PM Response to Reply #126 |
128. Good for them |
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Thu Dec-29-05 04:15 AM Response to Reply #128 |
213. And I think you're right in your analysis. |
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Thu Dec-29-05 10:40 AM Response to Reply #213 |
223. Thanks, I need help with this. |
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Fri Dec-30-05 12:33 AM Response to Reply #223 |
239. In your city and in mine, today, calling the cops in for anything |
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:23 PM Response to Reply #122 |
141. What is the law but a set of rules? |
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:27 PM Response to Reply #141 |
142. What does that have to do with caring for the mental ill |
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Wed Dec-28-05 10:06 PM Response to Reply #142 |
179. Responding to his 3rd point. |
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:29 PM Response to Reply #141 |
143. No, I want a police force without guns, period. |
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:39 PM Response to Reply #143 |
144. oh please |
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:43 PM Response to Reply #144 |
148. So, a few cops would be hurt or killed. |
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:46 PM Response to Reply #144 |
151. I've calmed down a very upset 300 lb person without weapons. |
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:14 PM Response to Reply #144 |
161. P.S. |
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Wed Dec-28-05 10:07 PM Response to Reply #143 |
180. The Crips & the Bloods would eat your cops for lunch. NT |
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Thu Dec-29-05 10:54 AM Response to Reply #180 |
227. Good, would they save me a bite? |
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Wed Dec-28-05 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
146. I fucken' hate them when they do this...n/t |
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
157. Most posters here do not want the Taser used. |
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
166. you mean when one bullet to the little toe would have sufficed... |
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Wed Dec-28-05 10:14 PM Response to Reply #166 |
181. Do you really believe yourself? |
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Wed Dec-28-05 10:33 PM Response to Reply #181 |
183. what's your point? |
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Wed Dec-28-05 11:19 PM Response to Reply #183 |
184. What you have said is so different from reality that I wonder if |
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Thu Dec-29-05 01:42 AM Response to Reply #184 |
204. my 1st husband was a CHP, he was trained quite specifically... |
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Thu Dec-29-05 11:57 AM Response to Reply #204 |
229. No kneecaping either. |
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Thu Dec-29-05 03:34 PM Response to Reply #229 |
235. so it's one (1) shot to center mass? that's acceptable? cause a dozen... |
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
170. San Diego PD has shot people holding toothbrushes, paint brushes,... |
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Thu Dec-29-05 02:25 AM Response to Reply #170 |
208. Thanks for the link. I will follow up. You know what has worked |
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Wed Dec-28-05 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
171. Welcome to USA |
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Wed Dec-28-05 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
176. This is the second high profile case involving cops vs a mentally ill |
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
187. Been down this road before... |
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:24 AM Response to Reply #187 |
192. I don't buy it |
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:34 AM Response to Reply #192 |
193. Yep...I make a million..woo-hoo!!! |
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:37 AM Response to Reply #193 |
194. I bet you make more than a starting teacher in your district. |
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:39 AM Response to Reply #194 |
195. My wife is a starting teacher in my area... |
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:45 AM Response to Reply #196 |
197. That's cool... |
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:49 AM Response to Reply #197 |
199. Good riddance, then |
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Thu Dec-29-05 02:03 AM Response to Reply #187 |
206. After Long Beach got into all kinds of trouble |
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Thu Dec-29-05 10:37 AM Response to Reply #187 |
222. There have been several documented cases of LAPD |
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Thu Dec-29-05 02:22 PM Response to Reply #187 |
233. Hmmm... |
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
198. Shooting at small objects makes one tend to miss |
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Thu Dec-29-05 06:02 AM Response to Reply #198 |
215. Expecting the impossible?? WTF?! |
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Thu Dec-29-05 06:48 PM Response to Reply #215 |
236. I fully agree with treating mentally ill people |
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Thu Dec-29-05 10:52 PM Response to Reply #236 |
237. No, it's not. That's just wrong. |
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Fri Dec-30-05 10:34 AM Response to Reply #237 |
250. I agree that his death was pointless and tragic |
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Thu Dec-29-05 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
201. I found it very disturbing as well. There were 15 cops with 15 guns |
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Thu Dec-29-05 02:33 AM Response to Reply #201 |
210. Overall, our national report card on mental health issues |
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Thu Dec-29-05 02:46 AM Response to Reply #201 |
211. Bingo. Black men in America |
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Thu Dec-29-05 02:30 AM Response to Original message |
209. Good post |
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Thu Dec-29-05 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
216. I saw the video on MSM; |
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Thu Dec-29-05 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
217. With many non lethal options .... |
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Thu Dec-29-05 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
224. Not sure what incident your talking about? Is there a link? |
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Fri Dec-30-05 12:46 AM Response to Reply #224 |
240. Knife is a lethal weapon. A lot of people are killed with knives. |
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Fri Dec-30-05 12:34 PM Response to Reply #240 |
251. A knife AT CLOSE RANGE, is a lethal weapon. |
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Thu Dec-29-05 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
226. I saw a documentary about alternatives to deadly force....... |
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Thu Dec-29-05 02:08 PM Response to Reply #226 |
232. A lot of those ideas didn't pan out... |
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Thu Dec-29-05 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
234. I have a schizophrenic living across the street from me... |
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Fri Dec-30-05 12:52 AM Response to Reply #234 |
245. Might not end well one day. |
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Fri Dec-30-05 01:39 PM Response to Reply #245 |
253. They are allowed to run free because psychiatrist say they are |
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Thu Dec-29-05 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
238. It's standard police training. |
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Fri Dec-30-05 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
249. "Didn't anyone have a taser?" |
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Fri Dec-30-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #249 |
252. oddly enough, SWAT has non-lethal weapons |
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