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Old 05-01-2008
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Re: NYPD officers acquitted of all charges in shooting of Sean Bell

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Originally Posted by Slon View Post
I agree. Additional shots doesn't make or unmake self-defense (if it were the case). If anything, it shows they were genuinely interested in killing the guys, suggesting that they considered him a legitimate threat (as opposed to shooting someone in the leg once, which suggests you do NOT consider them as threatening).
Even ATTEMPTING to shoot someone in the leg indicates you're a complete idiot.

The only place that works is in the movies. The leg is an extremely small target and way too easy to miss.
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But why did they draw their guns at him in the first place?Right, but what legitimate reason prompted them to threaten Bell with their guns in the first place?
He threatened them with his car? Just a thought.

Did you completely ignore that fact? Do you really think a car is NOT a weapon?
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