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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
Having seen someone die from a stab wound, I think that your view is overly simplistic. Trust me, people die from stab wounds, usually related to hypovolemic shock, but also from infectious processes, especially if the stab wound is to the abdomen. But moreover a stab wound can cause other issues including lifelong pain, internal organ damage (a stab wound to the liver is pretty bad), and a whole host of other issues. Now obviously everyone would prefer not to be stabbed but I think with your experiences you have somehow become numb or obvious to the realities of stab/blade wounds.
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two points, I'm not downplaying being stabbed, I'm just pointing for the police it is incredibly rare they get stabbed, even rarer they die, since the 90's they wear body armour so it has become even less of a risk.
What I am asking everyone to do is balance the incredibly rare occasions policemen are hurt against the hundreds of citizens they kill because they have knives over the decades, what you and the others, probably unintentionally are saying is its ok to kill a mentally ill or distraught person rather than chance a policemen getting a minor injury because that's the actual risk here