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Old 10-30-2020, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr View Post
True this guy had mental illness and the police knew it as they had been to his house several times. But does that mean that they should allow him to kill or injure one of them?

When faced with a death threat it's either him or me. What would you have done?
The fact that they knew he had mental illness could mean the risk to the police was higher as he could not be reasoned with easily.