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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Police can’t summarily execute someone for being a repeat shoplifter or a general nuisance, regardless of where they live. We need to understand if the man was also carrying, fighting with the officers, or actively resisting arrest. [/quote]

Criminals actively resist arres in many other countries and are not shot and killed for it--rather, they are just arrested.  The US needs a different way to train police.  They're trained in quasi military bootcamp style whereas in many European countries they go through YEARS of training in conflict deescalation, etc.[/quote]

I agree that police are over militarized but the comparison to Europe misses the point that most Europeans are unarmed. WE have a public that is armed to the teeth. So what do you do when you have an armed assailant who is an immediate threat to the general public?
There is a difference between the police violence of unarmed individuals who are, in many cases, pulled over for minor, if not made up, traffic stops and executed. Or individuals who are clearly in mental health crises. Save your energy defending those guys. This guy shot in Tysons was clearly in the middle of a crime. He's not the one who deserved saving. [/quote]

[i]Most [/i]Americans are unarmed.  [i]Most  [/i]Europeans are unarmed, but not all.  Not all American criminals are armed.

So you're saying that shoplifters deserve to be shot? That's....astonishing.[/quote]

It’s not a question of deserve vs. didn’t deserve. What it boils down to is basically if you shoplift and run from police, and have an extensive criminal history, it shouldn’t be surprising to anyone that you may be shot. [/quote]

I can't believe anyone is arguing this. Pathetic - they want Tysons to be as crummy as where they live. [/quote]

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