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mr_lebowski

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1. Agreed ... multiple trained PO's should be able to subdue a 16yo w/o having to shoot him ...

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Sun Jul 15, 2018, 02:31 AM

Jul 2018

And that's true even if he is armed with a bat or even a knife.

If the tasers don't work, try macing his ass ... SOMETHING will work and give them the window they need to apprehend him with minimal threat to their lives.

Thing is, they won't even risk the SLIGHTEST chance they get hurt in any way, cause their bodies are SO MUCH more valuable than than the LIVES ... of some non-cop.

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Agreed ... multiple trained PO's should be able to subdue a 16yo w/o having to shoot him ... mr_lebowski Jul 2018 #1

I understand shooting to kill if they're going to shoot. What we need is some kind of on-call WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2018 #2