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To: madison10
Glad to know he was aiming at the OTHER unarmed person on the street.

I'm not saying at all that this was a good shoot, but let's clear up something: a person doesn't have to be visibly "armed" to pose a threat to other people, even police. A displayed assaultive intent ratchets up the justification to defend with deadly force dramatically. After all, Trayvon Martin was "unarmed" when he attacked Zimmerman, but was rightfully shot anyway.

I'd like to know more about this case before assigning blame.

24 posted on 07/22/2016 9:15:09 AM PDT by fwdude (If we keep insisting on the lesser of two evils, that is exactly what they will give us from now on.)
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To: fwdude
I'm not saying at all that this was a good shoot, but let's clear up something: a person doesn't have to be visibly "armed" to pose a threat to other people, even police. A displayed assaultive intent ratchets up the justification to defend with deadly force dramatically. After all, Trayvon Martin was "unarmed" when he attacked Zimmerman, but was rightfully shot anyway.

Hard to picture a person sitting down playing with a truck as a threat to anyone. This cop needs to move to a different profession. We know he won't see any prison time because he's a cop and just shot a citizen, but the least that needs to happen is he needs to lose his job.

53 posted on 07/22/2016 9:56:22 AM PDT by zeugma (Welcome to the "interesting times" you were warned about.)
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To: fwdude

Did you watch the video? If not, watch it and then respond. I think George Zimmerman comparison is way off in this situation.

The caregiver - who was shot - did not feel threatened by his patient at all. He did everything right and still got shot!


60 posted on 07/22/2016 10:04:46 AM PDT by mommab2003 (Stop these White House Chefs!!!)
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To: fwdude
I'd like to know more about this case before assigning blame.

What could possible make this shooting justifiable?

67 posted on 07/22/2016 10:16:58 AM PDT by Lower Deck
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