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Old 10-09-2007   #11 (permalink)
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Default Re: Teen Armed With Iron Killed By Police

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Originally Posted by Jasper84 View Post
15yr-old are not exactly grown-ups.
Deadly weapons, in the hands of 15-year-olds, are still deadly.

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They could probably have stepped backwards a bit. Hopefully getting a stand-off or something, or at least some more time to judge the situation.
You have never been in a life-or-death situation, where a split-second decision has to be made, have you?
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