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Comment by kevin_thibedeau

6 years ago

The police aren't supposed to be shooting unarmed people.

That's never stopped them before

  • False. Some un-armed have been shot. I've had police point guns at me and I'm not shot, same with the folk I was with - mixed racial group, Oakland, CA, c1995, 1997, 2001

    E: oh yeah, and I've seen Seattle police draw but not fire on many occasions. Most recently was a few months ago, chasing a dealer up my street and hiding in the stairwell just outside my place.

    E2: also, this is not the place for it - like all the other flagged comments

And cars aren't supposed to crash, but you still wear your seatbelt.

  • Car crashes happen on accident even with the best intentions from driver. Gun don't fire on accident.

    • You’ve never heard of a gun going off unintnetionally?

      It happens all time time.

      People are also accidentally shot all the time.

      We even had a VPOTUS who famously shot one of his friends in the face accidentally.

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