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IF YOU WERE FORCED TO KILL SOMEONE WHO STARTED SHOOTING AT YOU IN TEXAS, YOU ARE CONSIDERED THE SUSPECT EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN CLEARED BY THE GRAND JURY AND ACCEPTED AS A VICTIM OF CRIME BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE COPS WILL NOT CHANGE THAT STATUS OF A CITIZEN. WHEN A COP SHOOTS A MAN WITH A KNIFE OF OTHER WEAPON WITHOUT ATTEMPTING TO KILL THE COP, THE COP IS THE "HERO". WHY IS THAT? CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN?

Laredo: Flagpole touted as tallest in U.S. to be dedicated today 05/27/2002 By BRENDA RODRIGUEZ / The Dallas Morning News It is slightly taller than the Statue of Liberty and is destined to become a landmark. Not far from the Rio Grande, a 308-foot flagpole flying a 50-by-100-foot United States flag is to be dedicated in Laredo on Memorial Day in honor of the men and women who have served this country. "This is the Laredo National Bank's way of saying thank you to all members of the U.S. military, be they active duty, retired, veterans, National Guard, reserve,"...