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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Damned if they do. Damned if they don't. And double damned if it goes badly.

Damned is way better than double damned. Just stay in the car and lets the problems work themselves out. I'm sure it will be fine in the end.

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Originally posted by mod29:
If you don't have a clear shot, you don't take it. Seems pretty basic to me.

1. It SEEMS basic to everyone who HASN'T been in the situation. Until you have been in the situation, you really don't have any idea what you are talking about beyond your own belief of yourself.

2. Fuck. This one sucks.

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Originally posted by Mars_Attacks:

That does NOT absolve them of accountability.

The one that mag dumped the woman should be held liable for her death, just like any one of us filthy non law enforcement would be.

There is more outrage over a dog getting shot than over this INNOCENT woman being killed by the people who are supposed to saving her.

And there is more outrage at police who were trying to do their job than at the person who put them in the situation of actually having to do so.

This man was actively cutting the throat of this woman. He wasn't merely holding a knife to it. He was cutting it. It seems undisputed at this point. He was in the process of killing her. The police had the choice of trying to save her as best they thought they could at the risk of injury to her, or allowing this guy to continue slitting her neck open. It was a choice of maybe injuring or killing her in an attempt to save her, versus her absolutely dying. Tough choice. And maybe they could have shot him sooner (no question at the proven risk of being critized by HIS family and the rest of the police lynch mob who always say a criminal who gets himself shot "won't doin' nuffin.") But the absolute proximate cause of her death was the man that had the knife, NOT the police.

What, are we doing to start developing an attitude that a cop (or doctor, or EMS worker, or whatever) not take any potentially life-saving action unless it will be 100% effective WITHOUT ANY RISK.

Risk is surgery

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The police had the choice of trying to save her as best they thought they could at the risk of injury to her, or allowing this guy to continue slitting her neck open

good summary. Bad guy is the one w the knife.

We about done with this?