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Skriven 2014-11-25 17:41:00 av Dave Smith
     Kommentar till en text av Kalmia
Ärende: Re: OT: St. Louis shutting down.
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On 2014-11-25 4:57 PM, Kalmia wrote:

> I find it  hard to believe that Michael Brown was of a mind to think
> that he would be safe if he did indeed 'charge' teh cop, esp. after
> the altercation at the squad car.  Did he think he could win that
> one? Did he ever THINK?  I think he reacted in anger and violence,
> maybe the only approach he ever knew.  He sure looked belligerent in
> that convenience store tape.

Sometimes people don't really think very clearly. They get aggressive
and emotions and hormones kick in and they really aren't using their
brains.  Remember that belligerent look and the frame of mine he was
probably in when we found himself facing a cop as he was walking away
from that robbery.


> My other question is.....why didn't the cop aim at legs, feet, --why
> the deadly force?  A sad situation, all around, and probably not the
> last of its kind.

I will assume that you never had law enforcement training and have not
had firearms training. Handguns are hard enough to shoot accurately
under ideal conditions.  It would be hard enough to hit a person in the
hand or leg if they were standing still. That it why they are trained to
neutralize the threat... by shooting for the centre of body mass.

>
> Turning the other cheek seems to be a lost concept in this world, be
> it between governments,  families, neighbors, or total strangers.


Nothing at all to do with turning the other cheek.  This is a racial
issue, but has more to do with the outrage of the black community than
white cops.  They were fed a crock of crap about Brown being shot for no
reason as per the fanciful tale told by his friend and accomplice. To
hell with the facts and the credible witness statements.

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