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Play with fire & you'll get burned.
Play with fire & you'll get burned.
Being old will allow you to get away with alot, but shooting at cops after threatening people with a gun is not one of them."The man locked himself in his room and open fired when they came in."
Sounds, well, EXACTLY like what anyone here would/SHOULD do in a home invasion scenario.
Don't know of too many "suicide by cop" people that hide in their bedroom away from everyone.
If I could sign a paper to waive my right to police protection and get a tax break I would do it in a heart beat. Nothing against police but the odds of them saving me are about zero. My safety in my home is up to me. Most law abiding citizens will not need the police, and if they do odds are the police will not get there in time. Nothing against LEO's, but they can't just arrive right away when called. The old saying is true, when you need help in seconds, cops are only minutes away. It's not their fault, just a matter of logistics. Society should be responsible for their own safety (at home anyway).Nothing wrong with that, as long as you don't go back on it if anything ever happens to you. I'm a firm believer that citizens should be able to sign away their right to police protection, just as some municipalities allow people to do during evacuation situations. The agreement should be permanent though.
Do you honestly think I want to risk my life for those who don't want my help anyway? We can both benefit from a program like that. I prefer to go home than be injured or killed for a cop-hater.
I think age is irrelevant. A threat is a threat. If a 30 year old was brandishing a firearm and shooting at officers would you have the same reaction?
He was not shooting until they gassed him. Age is not just a number in certain cases. If they shot him when he was actively shooting (befroe the gas) I would have no problem. Stop the threat. But when he was locked in a room was he really a threat?