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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Omega: [QB] [i]Yes, because we all know you've never said the media was biased to liberals.[/i] Not in the context of this discussion. [i]Why have a gun drawn on an unarmed suspect?[/i] Because you don't know that he's not armed. Obviously, Jeff. [i]A nightstick would be a better choice.[/i] Not if there's any chance that the suspect has a gun. [i]So you're no longer contending Roach's finger slipped and pulled the trigger by accident?[/i] I am contending that it is a possibility, as it is also a possibility that the victim was attacking the officers. There are an infinite number of possibilities, and you would be foolish to discount any of them until you obtain more information. [i]There are levels of responses to any situation. If Mr. Thomas had a knife, a gun would be a reasonable response. Since Mr. Thomas was unarmed, it is unreasonable.[/i] Unless, of course, the police officers did not know he was unarmed, in which case any response would be reasonable. [i]please post something backing up your claim that Mr. Thomas was attacking Officer Roach[/i] Who claimed that? I simply stated it to be a possibility. You are making unwarranted assumptions. In reality, you have a plethora of possible scenarios from which to choose. You simply refuse to see any but the worst, because that's the one that justifies your flawed positions. Me: [i]You have no evidence that anyone is being "held down".[/i] Jeff: [i]The riot is evidence[/i] No, the riot is evidence that people THINK that they are being held down, not that this is, in fact, true. [i]Ask a black man how he feels when he walks by a car and the old white lady locks the doors.[/i] Oh, can't offend a black man, now can we? Did it ever occur to you that some people do this when ANYONE walks by their car? I certainly do. [i]And in cases where the shooting is unjustified, do you not agree that the officer(s) doing the shooting should be held accountable?[/i] Of course. IF you can show the shooting to be unjustified. [i]Frankly, the whole fact that the FBI is investigating this shooting makes it look bad for Officer Roach.[/i] ...so? [i]The only time it's legal to use deadly force is if an officer is under attack.[/i] Not quite. It's legal if the officer has legitimate reason to think that he, or someone else, is under threat. [i]Someone, explain to me why it's a-okay to shoot an unarmed fleeing suspect, please?[/i] No one's said it was, Jeff. Read. Well, except Rob, but then, I don't think he's serious. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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