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Originally Posted by moon
There have been problems with plain clothes officers in the past yes.
Also I have never seen a crime being committed that would require a gun being used to stop it. It has nothing to do with never approaching someone.
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You don't need a firearm to approach a criminal to stop a crime. However, if you approach someone and try to prevent the crime from happening or stop it from happening, that is where the situation may go wrong and a firearm is needed to take control of the situation.
Now....people might want to go back and look at my posts....I have been talking about off duty police officers not regular joe blows as some people try to make it out to seem. As for your statement "it has nothing to do with never approaching someone" it has everything to do with it. If you walk away, there is no conflict, if you approach the crime and try to prevent or stop it, there is where the conflict may arise.
There has also been problems with fully clothed police officers...so don't split hairs.