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We've de-escalated in our alternative HS.  Granted, kids had knives and not guns (unless you count a BB gun), but it's possible to talk people down.  If he was high and out of his mind, then no.  But you keep advocating shooting at the guy, which makes me think you're a little twisted.

No, cops aren't mind readers, but de-escalation is a "thing."  You might want to educate yourself before you spout off killing someone again.

I have friends who are cops who would agree with me.  One had to send supports to Ferguson during that last bout of riots.  He agrees that cops should support communities and not be all gun happy.  So yes, I support cops - but those who think rationally.  As one who's worked with troubled kids who can eventually turn into troubled adults, there are others ways of handling some scary behavior.

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I haven't kept "advocating shooting at the guy" so not sure why you are accusing me of being a "little twisted". In fact no one in the quoted thread advocated for shooting at the guy. Considering I come from a long line of military and have several LEs in my family I've got a tiny bit of education on the matter. But please correct me here and show me where I spouted off about killing someone. 
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You didn't say this?

[quote]I would love to be given an example of how police can de-escalate a situation and shoot to disable without A) being mind readers B) putting themselves and bystanders in danger.[/quote]

If you come from a long line of military and have LEs in your family, I would think you'd know about de-escalation.  There's a force continuum progression used by both military and LEs.

But I guess I'm preaching to the choir???? 
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You can "roll your eyes" and use a mocking tone or you can discuss the matter at hand. Your choice but don't make things up.

Asking how officers can de-escalate a situation when there is a gun pointed at them is a valid question. Asking how they can shoot to wound someone with a lethal weapon and still keep themselves and bystanders safe is a valid question.

You don't want to address that though do you? You just want to be rude and dismissive.[/quote]
"Shoot to wound" sounds good, but remember.....the police were dealing with a defiant man with a gun who refused multiple commands to drop his weapon. (He was also an ex-felon with prison time for shooting someone, although I don't know if the cops had time to collect that info beforehand.) So, if you shoot him in the leg, he's still able to unload his gun. They gave him almost 40 seconds to comply - count it out, that's a long time in this situation - but the guy just refused. This SHOULD be a lesson to others to obey the police, but....[/quote]

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