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the moving goalposts here is hilarious

Posted on: June 18, 2020 at 09:31:58 CT

pickle MU

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for years we’ve heard from pro-cop posters how a taser is not lethal, and now they’re trying to turn it into a lethal weapon because someone could either be hit in the eye or use a secondary weapon after a cop is incapacitated

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The Fulton County DA really stepped in it - Sal MU

- 6/18 08:33:30

It's certainly not a deadly weapon after it's already been - MrBlueSky MU - 6/18 09:15:49

You're an idiot. - Tigrrrr! MU

- 6/18 09:24:34

In the Atlanta incident - MrBlueSky MU - 6/18 09:26:31

Yes, it was deployed by Brooks when he was running and - Tigrrrr! MU

- 6/18 09:43:41

Police don't think it's a lethal weapon - mizzoumurfkc KC - 6/18 08:46:58

RE: Police don't think it's a lethal weapon: The DA just - BH O'bonga MU - 6/18 08:52:38

Lots of court precedent where police have argued - SparkyStalcup MU - 6/18 08:51:33

Exactly - mizzoumurfkc KC - 6/18 09:03:11

You can't even get the verbiage right - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:06:42

Lethal = deadly. The terms are used interchangeably, - SparkyStalcup MU - 6/18 09:46:02

I'm aware of what it means (nm) - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:46:42

But the verbiage was wrong? LMAO. Nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 6/18 09:57:28

yes (nm) - Sal MU

- 6/18 10:03:22

LOL 👌 einsal - mizzoumurfkc KC - 6/18 09:15:10

less lethal, not non lethal (nm) - Sal MU

- 6/18 08:54:13

it’s either lethal or not - pickle MU

- 6/18 09:15:06

Water is less lethal than ethanol(nm) - dangertim MU

- 6/18 10:12:55

in that case, it would be considered lethal - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:20:10

So could many things that are not lethal. - kmawv8 MU - 6/18 09:30:29

Distinction without a difference - kmawv8 MU - 6/18 09:04:29

In other words - mizzoumurfkc KC - 6/18 09:16:22

That's a pretty bad analogy - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:06:14

Sure, same with handcuffs or any other device used to - kmawv8 MU - 6/18 09:07:58

That's another terrible analogy (nm) - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:08:53

It's exactly what you just said. - kmawv8 MU - 6/18 09:10:44

Einsal isn't very bright (nm) - mizzoumurfkc KC - 6/18 09:17:59

If somebody approached you on the street - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:19:19

Lol good luck einsal - mizzoumurfkc KC - 6/18 09:26:36

Neither would be lethal. (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 6/18 09:22:08

What if they tased you then pulled out - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:22:38

Well, the knife would be lethal, not the taser (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 6/18 09:26:35

the moving goalposts here is hilarious - pickle MU

- 6/18 09:31:58

Take the cops out of the equation - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:35:03

i do - pickle MU

- 6/18 09:43:12

That's a fair argument (nm) - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:44:52

How are you supposed to defend - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:27:53

Someone could walk up to me and knock me out - kmawv8 MU - 6/18 09:31:17

So if I'm walking down the street and somebody - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:32:54

I said that specifically in regards to a taser - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:11:54

You claimed a taser is less lethal because because - kmawv8 MU - 6/18 09:16:10

So you haven't looked at the use of force - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:18:15

LOL - kmawv8 MU - 6/18 09:20:43

yep (nm) - pickle MU

- 6/18 09:32:38

Exactly! (nm) - mizzoumurfkc KC - 6/18 09:25:34

Yes, absolutely - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:21:15

he was fleeing (nm) - pickle MU

- 6/18 09:33:07

There was another officer, dingbat - mizzoumurfkc KC - 6/18 09:29:58

He would have just kept running if that was the case - Sal MU

- 6/18 09:33:26

It's considered a less lethal weapon - Sal MU

- 6/18 08:48:33

RE: It's considered a less lethal weapon - BH O'bonga MU - 6/18 08:53:10

It's been explained to you several times. (nm) - Tigrrrr! MU

- 6/18 08:47:49

He's about as smart as Marilyn Mosby (nm) - Tigrrrr! MU

- 6/18 08:44:31