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ORIGINAL: Greta75

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ORIGINAL: DesideriScuri
You missed two points, one of which is incredibly vital, Greta. Jeff referenced someone who LEGALLY owns a gun being very unlikely to get involved in a gun fight with the police.

Your question to that statement demonstrates that you don't understand that "incredibly unlikely" does not mean "never." Thus, just because someone is incredibly unlikely to do a thing, that doesn't mean that person will never do that thing. And, your question also demonstrates that you don't understand the difference between someone who legally owns a gun and someone who does not legally own a gun.

Actually, I misunderstood nothing.

My point is that, it is the police job for THEIR own safety to ASSUME every single American has a gun on them, when they approach them. They will always approach cautiously because there is ZERO way to know, from just looking at them, whether they have a gun concealed with them or not.

And that was my point.

It doesn't matter how many Americans actually carry guns on them. This is irrelevant to the Police officer. Because all he needed was that one person who had a conceal gun, legal or illegal, doesn't matter. And his life is gone. Like this incident here.

Police are always on the defensive against civilians in the US because they actually need to fear for their own lives against civilians.

And this is because guns are legal for everyone. I mean, this is a country where K-Mart sells real guns right? That's like crazy!

I'd say the safety of the Police Officer is like at least 3 times more risky in the US than in a gun-free country like mine. Police being murdered by criminals or civilians, like zero incidents in my country.

Civilian being shot by Police, maybe only 2 and legitimately fair incidents in my life time that might have occured. I am late 30's, that's very little Police killing civilians or Civilians killing Police.

Like for example, drove a car into a barrier where US diplomats were in the hotel, police shot him dead through the car and killed him to stop him.

Or a man is coming towards the police with a knife, with clear intention to stab him. The police shot in self-defense.

Very fair and reasonable situation where they had to kill the guy.

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ORIGINAL: WickedsDesire

I Only caught up with the full story yesterday

BTW boscox what have I told you about bastardisation? I am reverting back to fact checking everything you thread. You didnt know the officer was coloured (black) did you and neither did I from your thread.


US police officer records moment he is shot at close range

35 years fair enough :)

From that clip I would have tazed him (in reality not) - but I dont have it into me to be an officer - Christ they are remaking death wish again arnt they

grrrr
I have asked you 3-5 now obamd and that is the only one i would have shot (tazed) them and yet you say nay? what did you do for work if you do not mind me asking?

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ORIGINAL: WickedsDesire

Do you mind me asking you if you ever fired, or shot anyone?

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ORIGINAL: WickedsDesire

Couldn't do that job myself ( I did think about it a very very long time ago) - humanity generally disgusts me.

I thank you for sharing that story, with me, indeed all on here, truly

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ORIGINAL: WickedsDesire

Couldn't do that job myself ( I did think about it a very very long time ago) - humanity generally disgusts me.

I thank you for sharing that story, with me, indeed all on here, truly

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ORIGINAL: WickedsDesire

Couldnt do that my self as much as I slag of President draft dodging bone spurs

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ORIGINAL: WickedsDesire

Quality Manager (tech waffle) or was it aloof loon - note now the non players. So I truly thank you and you shared all this publicly and you could have done that privately with me, or not even at all.

I will never understand guns

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ORIGINAL: WickedsDesire

he dodged the draft your commander and chief - do you believe I am in error?

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ORIGINAL: WickedsDesire

you fuking idiot trolls & POTUS?

I appear - my way I suppose