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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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I can guarantee you that the officers involved didn't threaten to "kill" Bell.

They may have said they would shoot but, if you use your logic (shoot 'em in the leg), that doesn't necessarily mean they'll be killed, right?
If I recall correctly, cops aim for center mass, not the leg. Don't get carried away with my statement. It makes you look like an incompetent debater grasping at straws. I didn't say it was what cops did or should do, I said it was theoretically possible to shoot someone in the leg, with which you agreed.
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You're hung up on the word "kill" and, believe it or not, that has nothing to do with the definition of deadly force.

I would love for you to show me where it does...
Well, Bell was killed, whether or not it has anything to do with the technical definition "deadly force."
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