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charlieg26-Oct-13 6:51
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charlieg27-Oct-13 12:05
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Carefully.... is how they are supposed to react. It's still legal to walk around with any weapon like that.

We still don't know exactly how the 13 yo "threatened" the police. All we know is that he *may* have turned around when they yelled at him. Autopsy will reveal more.

Still leaning toward the trigger happy opinion. As for the guy you cite, he was a WANTED felon. Not even a reasonable comparison, but it does lead to the question - if the police are now scared all of the time because of how whacky society is, then is it reasonable for them to shoot if they get nervous?

If so, it's going to get messy.
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