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Originally Posted by smithtofuhr86
If you or I shot someone in a hotel room after we tried to taser them because they "attacked" us with a syringe (allegedly) not sure if we would get away with it. Of course they are above the law, most of them are good people but some lack professionalism and let being the law get to their heads I am sure this is the case everywhere. I'll never forget in 2006 an officer running a red light on shaganappi & John Laurie without lights flashing while my wife and I had a month old baby in the backseat on turning left and a flashing green light, he honked his horn at us and quickly turned to pull us over, I said "you didn't have your lights on I am sorry I didn't know you were coming through" his response was "my lights were on and you're lucky I am not arresting you". Top notch cop.
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I don't understand why so many people focus so much on downplaying a syringe/needle. There is no way at all that getting stuck with someone else's needle is not considered a valid threat. One poke can be a life sentence of communicable disease, many with reduced life span, others with life long complications, often time with a indeterminate period of time just waiting to find out. Your relationship/marriage will be strained, you'll be on medications for months, you'll endure psychological depression as a result of your decision. I would challenge any of the armchair officers to come and fight with one of their subjects or one of my patients wielding a syringe, I'm sure your bravery level would rapidly decline. I have colleagues on long term illness for liver failure from hepatitis contraction on the job, they will die, long before their time. Deadly force was absolutely warranted