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Originally Posted by jyl
But when dozens or hundreds of unarmed young black men are shot dead by police every year for years and years, then at some point the next one becomes a flashpoint. If not Michael Brown, it would have been another one.
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Do you have stats that show this?
Also - simply because a person is unarmed, that does not make them innocent of a crime, or incapable of causing harm (or having caused harm) to another person. That said, using a weapon to subdue a perp should be the LAST alternative, and not the first one: there are many other non-lethal options out there.
As the saying goes, if you have a hammer, everything is a nail...
Tough dilemma...
-Z