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Originally Posted by Rasczak  You're on the fence about whether being struck with five pounds of metal can be life threatening?
In a fight to the death, I'll take the iron as my weapon of choice over mace BTW. How about you? |
No, I'm skeptical as to the threat an emotionally unstable 15 year-old, armed with a common steam iron, presents to a trained police officer. They aren't your mother's iron, which was 5lbs. of metal, anymore. More likely, it was primarily plastic with a metal plate on the bottom. I don't think the ones made in the last 15 years would make much of a weapon, period, besides the fact it was being wielded by a child.
It's this "fight to the death" mentality that is the root of the problem. Protect & Serve, not Maim & Kill.