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You have to wonder if he would have lost interest as he discovered how difficult it would be to single handedly put together a plan and carry it out.   He is only 19 years old, with a brain that is not prepared for complex decision making. 

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 From my perspective it seems that the Police here use deadly force in situations where alternatives could be used.   Maybe I'm brainwashed by TV?   Obviously contact can be dangerous, but a trained officer could certainly physically overpower most people without using lethal force.  The situations I recall, the victim of the shooting was either not armed, or had a knife. In this situation an xacto blade.  It's an xacto blade not  an 8" blade!  Is an officer run to a safe area to call for backup?   Aren't officers trained to react rationally in a high stress situation?   Are the Police trained to never show "weakness"?   Seems like the most aggressive route is always the one police take.

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