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To: FenwickBabbitt

FenwickBabbitt wrote: “I do not believe that illegal trespass is a death penalty office, however you want to explain away the murder.”

So, you’re one of those who believes in the ‘shall retreat doctrine’? Personally, I believe in “Stand Your Ground” principles.


253 posted on 01/07/2021 3:39:58 PM PST by DugwayDuke (Biden - Not My President!)
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To: DugwayDuke

This was not someone’s bedroom being broken into in the middle of the night. This was in a public building, and everyone in the Capitol already knew a political protest was taking place outside their doors. Cops have a duty to simply arrest unarmed protestors not posing a threat to them and not shoot to kill them, especially when they are small women they could almost certainly handle without the need of a weapon.

There is no reason for deadly force to be the first line of defense unless cops are genuinely in potentially life-threatening situations. I’m all for cops using deadly force if someone is waving a gun or knife around and refusing to put it down or is violently resisting arrest or something similar. I’m not for cops shooting an unarmed woman trying to climb through a window when there was clearly no actual need for it, as the cops standing behind her knew (and, well, every other cop in the building also clearly knew, since no one else trespassing was killed).


276 posted on 01/07/2021 4:25:36 PM PST by FenwickBabbitt
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To: DugwayDuke
"So, you’re one of those who believes in the ‘shall retreat doctrine’? Personally, I believe in “Stand Your Ground” principles."

A very stupid analogy: you must be one of those unfortunates at the lower end of human intelligence. Ashli was murdered in the People's House by a "servant of the people", while she was unarmed.

Try to use spoons only while you eat, to avoid hurting yourself.

328 posted on 01/08/2021 3:45:29 AM PST by Chainmail (Remember that half the people you meet are below average intelligence)
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