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TYT On 95 Year Old World War Two Vet Killed By Police (Original Post)
damnedifIknow
Aug 2013
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DLevine
(1,788 posts)1. Heartbreaking.
There are way too many out of control cops.
Jenoch
(7,720 posts)2. Things might have gone differently
if it were not for the 12" knife.
damnedifIknow
(3,183 posts)3. Reports say there was no knife
and even if so he wasn't going to suddenly throw his walker away and become a track star to chase anyone down.
Jenoch
(7,720 posts)4. I read a report that said
the man was threatening others with a cane, a two-foot shoehorn, and later a 12" knife. I'll have to do more looking to see what other sources say.
DLevine
(1,788 posts)5. Things might have gone differently if the cops used some common sense. nt