I watched the Ma'Khia shooting

sussle

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This is unfortunate but not the hill for BLM to die on.

I’ll stop short of calling the cop a hero because that implies that lethal force was the only solution. And I don’t think we should ever celebrate the death a 15yr old. But from what I’ve seen of the video there isn’t much to protest.
that's a big 10-4. but i've often wondered why technology has not brought us an alternative way to incapacitate someone instantly, to shut down motor functions in a person from a distance as definitively as getting shot, without destroying tissue. don't know a lot about tazers but assume they don't have the stopping power of a bullet. have no problem with people getting shot who deserve it btw, just wondering why 400 y/o tech is the best LEO can do?
 

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that's a big 10-4. but i've often wondered why technology has not brought us an alternative way to incapacitate someone instantly, to shut down motor functions in a person from a distance as definitively as getting shot, without destroying tissue. don't know a lot about tazers but assume they don't have the stopping power of a bullet. have no problem with people getting shot who deserve it btw, just wondering why 400 y/o tech is the best LEO can do?
The greatest minds in America are busy discussing racism. When racism no longer exists maybe they’ll find the time to put that intelligence to work. Until then, don’t be that guy/gal/whatever.
 

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no kidding. but she's spouting nonsense and don't see that she speaks for anyone but herself.
i agree that she’s not speaking for everyone on the left. Problem is that very few on the left are checking these people who say this nonsense, and when they do they are called racist.
 

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i agree that she’s not speaking for everyone on the left. Problem is that very few on the left are checking these people who say this nonsense, and when they do they are called racist.
Leave it to the cops to get in the way of a perfectly good gang fight:

 
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that's a big 10-4. but i've often wondered why technology has not brought us an alternative way to incapacitate someone instantly, to shut down motor functions in a person from a distance as definitively as getting shot, without destroying tissue. don't know a lot about tazers but assume they don't have the stopping power of a bullet. have no problem with people getting shot who deserve it btw, just wondering why 400 y/o tech is the best LEO can do?

Tazer has had mixed results. Same with shotgunning people with bean-bags/rubber bullets, and mace/pepper spray.

Anyway, did all bullets hit the young woman with the knife? Not greatest video resolution, but I didn't see windows break or holes in car doors or the woman in pink. Seems a lot of times, bullets go every which way...but not in this case?
 

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Tazer has had mixed results. Same with shotgunning people with bean-bags/rubber bullets, and mace/pepper spray.

Anyway, did all bullets hit the young woman with the knife? Not greatest video resolution, but I didn't see windows break or holes in car doors or the woman in pink. Seems a lot of times, bullets go every which way...but not in this case?
Ex military. You learn to shoot better when you anticipate being shot at on the regular.
 
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Devil’s Advocate: It happened in a “stand your ground” state. I don’t know the details and the girl who was shot appeared to be the aggressor, cops were on scene so she should have stood down, but wouldn’t the laws muddy things if knife girl was “defending her property”?
 

ElOgro

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to be fair, when moments matter the police were down yh


tell us again how moar guns is a good thing?
I can’t figure out what part of my posts that you quoted would lead you to ask that question.

I’ll answer anyway. More guns there would not be a good thing. Guns there have a way of finding their way here where with just the guns criminals from the USA have already sent we’ve averaged 30k plus organized crime murders per year. Most by guns but edged weapons are also popular. So it follows that if there were more guns up there then there would be more guns here and more gun related shootings.

I haven’t heard of any helicopters being shot down with .50 caliber guns up there but it’s not unheard of here. How would someone go about obtaining a firearm like that up there?

The latest here is the CJNG is arming drones with bombs made of Semtex and ball bearings and attacking the law with them. Death from above.

So no, I don’t think more guns is a good thing.
 

sussle

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Tazer has had mixed results. Same with shotgunning people with bean-bags/rubber bullets, and mace/pepper spray.

Anyway, did all bullets hit the young woman with the knife? Not greatest video resolution, but I didn't see windows break or holes in car doors or the woman in pink. Seems a lot of times, bullets go every which way...but not in this case?
that struck me as well - looked like he put them all right in the ten ring. from the comfort and safety of behind my keyboard, it appears the cop was remarkably composed in an explosive situation.
 

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This is why I say we are headed toward the race war.

Dumb whitey says the presidential election was stolen.

Dumb blacks say you can't shoot knife welding black teenagers.

As tom petty says, I can't decide which is worse.

I don't wish to participate in this race war.
I picked the wrong cultural revolution to stop drinking.