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Take my word, I hate to bring up the gun issue.
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Yeeeah, sure you hate it.
Or do you just miss me or something? Because you know I'm going to post about this.
From the article:
Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was charged on Thursday with murdering his girlfriend
So murder is an accident now huh?
Never heard that one before.
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While many many claim guns are best used for self-defense -- the "accidental shooting" is more likely to happen.
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Says who?
Homeowner Shoots At Intruders
http://www.lex18.com/news/homeowner-shoots-at-intruders
Armed 87-year-old saves woman: Cops
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/a...ves-woman-cops
Armed Detroit candy store owner fatally shoots attempted robber
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/in...tore_empl.html
There are plenty more where those came from.
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Lethal use of force is authorized to law enforcement -- why? Because they're also trained to shoot with discretion.
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LMFAO.
NO, actually they don't unless they take it upon themselves to do so.
There are a lot of Yahoos in the police.
Colorado Springs man shot 14 times by police during chase in December, coroner reports
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...oroner-reports
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They have protocols on when and when not to use lethal force.
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Yeah, that protocol is called "spray and pray."
Police: All Empire State shooting victims were wounded by officers
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/25/justic...state-shooting
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Ordinary civilians do not, where it's often "shoot first, ask questions later".
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Where do you come up with these fantasies?
See, when you have a CCW, you are resposible for your actions.
Whereas, unfortunately, many police can literally get away with murder.
Look at what happened to Chris Dorner, do you really believe that the cabin he was in was set on fire on accident?
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Therefore, at the end of the day, loved ones meant to be protected are at higher risk of getting killed. The supposed "intruder" ends up to be his girlfriend.
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No, sorry but you are dead wrong.
We don't know the particulars of this case yet and the police are charging him with murder which means they know something we don't.
He may have intended to kill her.
From the article you posted it says:
"There are witnesses and they have been interviewed this morning. We are talking about neighbors and people that heard things earlier in the evening and when the shooting took place," police brigadier Denise Beukes said.
The circumstances of the shooting have not yet been released.
The investigators know something is amiss, and they'll have to process the crime scene, get the evidence to the forensic specialists and determine what happened. That will take weeks, so rushing to judgement is not a good idea.