Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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The law says otherwise.
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How would Jesus help a man walking, confused in a circle, with a knife? I am just speculating? |
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I have yet to read ANY post on here that was convincing enough to warrant that a police officer should attempt to take the knife away from the subject. There was no evidence that it could have even been done safely. As a matter of fact, ALL of those posts that suggested such a ridiculous idea would also be yelling that the police did nothing to stop him, if he suddenly stabbed a few innocent bystanders. Then the police would be accused of negligence by the same folks that deemed it unnecessary for them to shoot the subject. Some folks are just blinded by their bias against the "white man."
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From what I saw on the video, it wasn't a self-defence shooting. Wallace had a very small knife - why use deadly force? Taser him or lassoo him, or shoot him non-lethally. There was no need for deadly force.
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Did you see any tasers on the police? We do not "lasso" or "shoot....non-lethally." There is no such thing in America. You probably got that from TV or cowboy movies. Like someone else brought up, if a couple guys with box cutters can kill thousands of people on 9/11, surely a deranged(?) idiot can take a policeman or two down easy enough. Sorry, but even though unfortunate for the deceased and his family, I prefer his loss over that of ANY police officer attempting to protect American citizens. Besides, look at all the taxpayer money they saved.
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Perhaps some like-minded citizens could form a volunteer group in each metropolitan area. When a "disturbed" person, or one high on street drugs is wielding a knife, threatening others, an unarmed member of the volunteer group could be immediately summoned to the scene to replace the police officers on duty. This volunteer could certainly "reason" with him, convincing him to surrender his weapon, therefore eliminating the potential for unjustified police violence. Any takers?
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Unlike in Hollywood movies where one shot from a pistol kills the person immediately, in the real world it can take numerous shots from a pistol to stop them unless the heart or central nervous system (brain, spinal cord) is hit by a bullet. A mentally deranged and violent person can be almost immune to pain and absorb a number of bullets and still kill the police officer. Many police departments don't have the funds for recurring marksmanship training, they fund for the annual or semi-annual qualification requirement of the officer and that is it. You will find that most police officers are mediocre to poor marksman due to the lack of training so one of them hitting a leg is going to be quite an accomplishment. Police officers are taught to shoot center of mass on a person because it is so difficult to hit a leg or arm on a person and the center of mass hit produces a faster stop to the aggression. |
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In the city where we lived before TV, a population of about 160,000, we had a gang problem for years. Everyone with a brain knew that but the mayor, city council and the police chief would vehemently deny there were gangs. In their pea brain minds they thought it would show weakness in their leadership if they admitted to the city having a gang problem. They finally had to admit to it, the crime level rose so much that it couldn't be denied any more. Politician and their hacks lie and obfuscate all the time for various reasons. Old saw, how do you know when a politician or bureaucrat is lying? When his lips are moving.
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A Vietnam vet friend of mine related a story to me about a fellow soldier being shot in the leg. He had been hit in the femoral artery, a medic wasn't available, and they couldn't get the blood stopped. The soldier bled to death in just a couple minutes.
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Since you are an expert what are those options. What does stand your ground have to do with a police officer in this situation? Apparently you don't know what "stand your ground" laws mean. If a person has a knife in their hands they are NOT unarmed and defenseless. A person with a knife can cause severe injuries and death to the person they are attacking. Back in the late 80's in Mexico there were more knife homicides than homicides by all means (knives, bludgeons, guns, feet, fists, etc.) in the United States so don't think a knife is a toy. Self defense is not murder. I didn't know that the police unions could suspend laws. If the police officer is guilty of a crime the union can't do anything about the officer being charged, tried and convicted. The union is not a court of law or above it.
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Both Police and Military individuals at all levels have a tendency when putting on a uniform to take on an attitude of superiority. They can lose sight of humility and empathy. There are exceptions of course but these particular individuals covet power over others and the uniform gives them that power. Not saying that it is everyone or even rampant, but it does happen. After History like Jim Crow and current events like the Floyd murder, Black and Brown people are afraid of Police in uniform. Also Kent State with respect to the military. In the future, when robotic Police are perfected, the fear of harm to themselves will be eliminated. They can be programmed with techniques of social science also. In the meantime, the combination of bad Cops and civilians with mental problems will persist. It is a problem that needs to be solved. The US needs to look at other more successful countries for answers. But, that rarely happens! |
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I saw a report on the news that looters were leaving stores with full appliances. They know what they need so just go and take it!!!! It's not "baby needs a new pair of shoes", it's "wifey needs a washing machine and dryer".
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