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Old 07-30-2013, 12:14 PM   #152
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction View Post
But there were like 8 officers right there. It wasn't like a one-on-one confrontation. There is no way that kid could make it 20 feet without getting taken down in that situation. There is also no reason why the police couldn't back off and give themselves even more space.
In a confined space like a bus, numbers are not an advantage. there is only so much space to maneuver for a cop and to pull his gun get his aiming points and fire.

[QUOTE=FlamesAddiction;4346161If they were afraid of a bomb as some people stated, the last thing you would want to do is shoot him and cause the whole thing to blow up.[/QUOTE]

Too much hollywood. Must simple bombs aren't created with a deadman's switch. That's why in the London Bombing tragedy the police procedure for someone with a potential bomb is to prevent someone from detonating it by destroying that person.

Most simple bomb detonators are by closing a circuit, or pulling a pin or whatever. Usually the bomb won't blow up if the person can't do that simple act.
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