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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder what would have happened if Sanchez hadn't carried a gun into Costco. Alas, we'll never know.[/quote]

Maybe the large violent mentally ill man would have severely injured someone in the store and you’d all be here saying that Sanchez was a shitty cop for not stopping the guy.[/quote]

Lethal force was the only option? Bullshit. 
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Ok, so what was another option?  You are the victim of a violent, unprovoked attack by a large mentally ill man.  You and your child have been knocked to the ground.  What are you going to do to protect your kid?  If it’s so easy, please do tell.[/quote]

I don't know, but "shoot wildly into the crowd" is not the right answer.

I HAVE been the victim of an unprovoked assault.  I was walking in a crosswalk, and a young man crossing in the other directly punched me out of the middle of nowhere.  I sat on the ground confused for a second, watched him walk away, thought for a minute about going after him, reassessed, and walked in the other direction.  So, based on that experience, I can say that it is extremely feasible to keep your wits about you when you are randomly attacked, and not act on your first impulse.

Also, I don't think that I would immediately conclude "start a firefight in a crowded store" was the best way to protect my child.  Where was the kid while he was shooting?  Lying on the ground? My #1 concern would be to grab my kid and run away.  [/quote]

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