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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).
The fact that you would even consider shooting someone in the leg as an alternative is proof that you don't know the first fucking thing about the use of deadly force...
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