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NY Times: 'There Can Never Be A Justification For Any Lethal Assault On An Unarmed Man'
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 12/05/2014 5:58:11 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“there can never be a justification for any lethal assault on an unarmed man.”

I guess the NYT is will to make an exception for Bosnian immigrants.


41 posted on 12/05/2014 6:33:32 AM PST by Tupelo (Abby as in Abby Normal.)
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To: kevkrom

Superior numbers of men using minimal violence to subdue a law breaker is as old as civilization. Morbidly obese career criminals on the other hand? That’s uniquely American.


42 posted on 12/05/2014 6:36:11 AM PST by The Toll
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To: Daveinyork

I am supposing because resisting arrest is not in itself a killing offense. Ya think?


43 posted on 12/05/2014 6:38:50 AM PST by Shimmer1 (No punishment is too great for the man who builds his greatness upon his country's ruin.G.Washington)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The word “unarmed” needs to be replaced with a word that indicates ability to do physical damage to another. Not being good at language, what would that word be?


44 posted on 12/05/2014 6:40:39 AM PST by dmet
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To: KeyLargo
Bottom line, the officer did not use a ‘choke hold’. The method he used was taught in the academy.

Well as long as you and the thug cop are OK with it....


45 posted on 12/05/2014 6:44:30 AM PST by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Legally, whenver two individuals are fighting for possession of a weapon, both are deemed to be in possession until that fight is concluded.

In the Brown case that fight had in fact ended.

46 posted on 12/05/2014 6:46:34 AM PST by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: dmet

dangerous


47 posted on 12/05/2014 6:51:23 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Straight Vermonter

And thank God Wilson won that fight. Here is a similar case that didn’t turn out too well.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3232616/posts


48 posted on 12/05/2014 6:52:06 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: samtheman

No need to bring Bill Clinton into the conversation.


49 posted on 12/05/2014 6:56:00 AM PST by BilLies ( it isn't the color of the skin, but the culture embraced that degrades.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Same old tired left-wing argument. Republicans should give up their guns or go to prison for using them because Democrats cant behave in a civilized manner.

Makes perfect sense ever time I hear it.


50 posted on 12/05/2014 6:57:14 AM PST by The Toll
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
NY Times: 'There Can Never Be A Justification For Any Lethal Assault On An Unarmed Man'

I won't go so far as to say "never". But I would think that lethal force should be the option of last resort and not the first choice. I'm not sure that's true anymore.

51 posted on 12/05/2014 6:58:39 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

They think, or are pretending to think for nefarious purposes, that “unarmed” means “helpless”.


52 posted on 12/05/2014 7:02:48 AM PST by Cymbaline ("Allahu Akbar": Arabic for "Nothing To See Here" - Mark Steyn)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Given the clairvoyance the Slimes seems to possess, they failed to published the death of Eric Garner as result of lethal force beforehand. They share, implicitly, in his death. Burn the Old Gray Lady down.


53 posted on 12/05/2014 7:03:08 AM PST by depressed in 06 (America conceived in liberty, dies in slavery.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
So we let let giant Goliaths and thugs like Brown run wild and assault everyone?!?!?!

Wot Morons!

54 posted on 12/05/2014 7:04:18 AM PST by PATRIOT1876
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

How about if we get 50 unarmed honest people to come after an “unarmed” thug? Would that be as you like it?


55 posted on 12/05/2014 7:05:32 AM PST by PATRIOT1876
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I am 69 years old, if threatened with bodily harm I will shoot to kill. I’m too old to fight.


56 posted on 12/05/2014 7:06:38 AM PST by Graybeard58 (V.33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Corinthians 10:)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I searched the NYTimes site for:
“Zemir Begic”
and found nothing on the site but a 77 word Associated Press release that had no reference to the print edition with no mention of Blacks, Whites or UNARMED.

I have not seen any mention of Zemir Begic on national TV “news” nor my local Official Obama Hearst Owned Orifice and Outlet print edition.
The fella tist hypocrites of the ABCBSNBCNNYtimes Consortium ride again. “One of these days....”


57 posted on 12/05/2014 7:12:46 AM PST by BilLies ( it isn't the color of the skin, but the culture embraced that degrades.)
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To: PATRIOT1876
So we let let giant Goliaths and thugs like Brown run wild and assault everyone?!?!?!

This guy was standing on a street corner selling smokes. He didn't assault the cops or anyone else.

58 posted on 12/05/2014 7:17:52 AM PST by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

My landlord in 1980 was Bruce Lee`s cousin, Mr. *** Lee. He was 5’4” tall, 150 pounds . His hands were registered with Oakland police as deadly weapons. He could not use his hands in a fight or confrontation but merely threaten and demonstrate to the attacker that he would be killed, which was usually enough to deter anyone or else call the cops.. But if the attacker was armed he would be very quickly disarmed or killed by Mr. Lee. No problem. I saw him confront a 300 pound man who was armed with an axe. The 300 pounder retreated very fast and ran away.


59 posted on 12/05/2014 7:18:15 AM PST by bunkerhill7 (`("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione."))
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To: Responsibility2nd
And thank God Wilson won that fight.

Agreed.

60 posted on 12/05/2014 7:18:45 AM PST by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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