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00681 Re: President Obama 'Deeply Disturbed' by Laquan McDonald Video
   I won't go so far as to say the kid clearly wanted to kill a cop . . ....
Zimbler0   POPE IV   29 Nov 2015
10:17 PM
00653 Re: President Obama 'Deeply Disturbed' by Laquan McDonald Video
   decomp [b]No. His intent was to stab a police officer with it.[/b]...
ribit   POPE IV   28 Nov 2015
10:11 AM

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Re: President Obama 'Deeply Disturbed' by Laquan McDonald Video

By: Decomposed in POPE IV
Sat, 28 Nov 15 5:44 AM
Msg. 00649 of 47202
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"Zimbler0:" 

re "Laquan McDonald walks down the middle of Pulaski Road toward the flashing blue lights of the police cruisers trying to stop him. ... with a small knife"

"I have a couple of comments.

First, everyone who has taken a gun safety course knows that at fifteen feet or less, an assailant with a knife can usually approach and stab a victim before the victim can defend himself with a gun. Police are therefore taught to shoot under that circumstance.

Second, has anyone given thought to Laquan McDonald's intent when he pulled the knife from his pocket? Was he dropping it? Well, no. He still had it after he'd been shot. Was he eating an apple with it? Again, no. There was no apple. Whittling, perhaps? No. His intent was to stab a police officer with it.

I don't see grounds for a murder charge against the police officer. I'm not sure I see grounds for any allegation of wrongdoing. I only see a kid who clearly wanted to kill a copy and badly misjudged.

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