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Originally Posted by Burninator
Can you expand on this? A Columbine type event is a very rare situation for a police officer. How and why would this change how you approach someone acting threateningly with knife on the street? Are the police quicker to use deadly force now? Was this fundamental change for the public safety or the safety of the police? At face value it's hard to see the connection for a lay person.
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No sarcasm - I'm just throwing things out there. I suppose if they sat back and waited for backup; without confrontation is it easier for the armed suspect to leave the scene which could in turn begin to involve more civilians? For example the guys holding the camera?