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Originally Posted by Rider
How do you KNOW he is unarmed? You don't. As a cop you HAVE to assume EVERYONE is packing heat until otherwise known.
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Of course you don't, and you assume he is packing, I agree. But you don't kill him until your own life is actually in danger...not when you assume its in danger, which is more in reference to PC's comment than the actual case at hand.
Its a fine line that requires good judgment in the heat of the moment. Not all people are capable of it, and those people should not be cops.
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