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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 MattLarson View Post
And you'd be dead the first time you actually encountered an armed felon.

If you wait until you already see his gun to draw yours, you'll be shot by the time you decide to draw.

Matt
Not necessarily. He might not decide to shoot as quickly. But you bring up a good point. Executing people you don't like as soon as you spot them, for any reason or no reason at all, is much safer. Perhaps cops ought to take safer jobs if they can't handle the risk associated with waiting for people to commit crimes before they slip into their delusions about non-existent guns and off innocent people.
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