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tarac73 t1_j2ng23g wrote

Reply to comment by Maldonian in Sad start to the year. by valleyman02

There are plenty of ways to deal with someone wielding a knife… I am almost 100% sure even without a full story that they didn’t have to shoot and kill this guy.

But you keep on licking the boots. It’s ok, I know it’s a hard habit to break.

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Maldonian t1_j2ncxi9 wrote

I agree with you for the most part. Police often can't even be bothered to come out for noise or parking complaints. But I can hardly imagine a situation where the police wouldn't respond to a domestic violence/threat of domestic violence complaint.

And yes, once they're there, how they respond to it does involve a lot of discretion. I'll agree with that. But the man with the knife had just as much discretion as the officers did, and seemingly chose not to use it. I know that neither you nor I were there, but from the article, the officers even tried using the taser first, and the suspect still chose to be shot rather than to put the knife down and be arrested.

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Maldonian t1_j2n93g8 wrote

Reply to comment by tarac73 in Sad start to the year. by valleyman02

Why are you making assumptions about the guy's mental health? Isn't it possible that he was just an asshole? Or stupid? Or both?

Also, if I may ask a personal question, how did you celebrate New Year's Day yesterday? Did you engage in any activity that caused the people around you to call the police? Did you threaten anyone with a knife? Somehow my guess is no to both. That's one of the reasons you woke up alive today.

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