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Originally Posted by oilers_fan
Then maybe the onus should be on them to not get involved in situations that might set their pre-existing conditions off (such as extreme sports, or criminal activity that might end with them having to deal with the police). I don't think that's too much to ask of a person living in our society.
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The criminal activity involved in the two incidents up for discussion are "not showing ID in the library" and "going to the airport and not speaking the local language".
I remember when tasers were first introduced. They were "sold" to the public on the idea that they would be an alternative to lethal force. You know -- "now, instead of shooting a violent or threatening offender, we can use the taser to incapacitate them".
So, knowing that, if they hadn't been issued tasers, would the cops in the library/airport situations have been justified in shooting those people?