You can debate the need to arrest, but creating a ruse that ends up with the man being shot several times?

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    1 year ago

    I don’t know the full story, but I’m also not filling in blanks with my imagination.

    With the information we have, this story could easily go either way.

    • @RememberTheApollo_
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      81 year ago

      Says you, filling in the blanks, under the assumption that someone would pull a gun on someone who states they’re law enforcement? Two edged sword, friend.

      • @mob
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        The article states that the guy pointed a gun at the officers.

        Even without them being officers, I am pretty sure pointing a gun at someone gives them the right to defend themselves. If not legal, at least moral.

        Now what caused the events to take place could change the whole scenario either way. For all we know, the police confronted the brother for ritually sacrificing kittens to a Republican god or something, or the police were smuggling children and the brother was a witness.

        • @RememberTheApollo_
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          21 year ago

          Funny how people would argue on one side that pointing a gun at someone is perfectly legit self defense, but if it’s a cop that the individual says didn’t state they were a cop, suddenly it’s cool to arrest them.

          Really trying hard to play both sides of coin to be right, aren’t ya.

          • @mob
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            01 year ago

            Pointing a gun at someone is not self defense. It’s intent to kill.

            And I’m not playing both sides, I’m just not jumping to conclusions off a vague article

            • @RememberTheApollo_
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              21 year ago

              The gymnastics are incredible. If pointing a gun isn’t self defense then there would be a lot of gun/parts manufacturers out of business as an enormous amount of arsenals would suddenly vanish when people were no longer able to justify owning most of their guns.

              Are you for real? What are you gonna Butwhatabout me next over? Keep moving the goalposts.

              • @mob
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                01 year ago

                Eh, it always ends up with cliche copy/paste comments about whatabout/goalposts/mental gymnastics.

                I guess y’all know how it all went down and can condemn the guilty party without any doubt.

                • @RememberTheApollo_
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                  21 year ago

                  If everywhere you go it smells like shit, check the bottom of your own shoe first.