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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
The part about nightmares -- sure, that's a reason not to shoot him. Other than that though, I don't think it would be considered vigilante justice. I mean the guy is in there showing off a human head and he has a weapon. He might not be an immediate threat, but they are going to have to get him out of there somehow, so he will be sooner or later.
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Obviously the RCMP was able to arrest the guy without having to shoot him, so I don't think that argument holds much water.
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Or just plain old nerves. Who would blame a cop if he was a little too touchy in that situation? "He had the head in his hand and he was holding that knife and looking right at me, I freaked!"
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I would hope that our law enforcement agents are trained to remain calm and rational in high-stress situations like this so they don't "freak" and unnecessarily discharge their firearms.