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Old 01-10-2011   #5
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Re: Fuct up traffic stop: guns don't kill people, people kill people

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Originally Posted by bramagedained View Post
I really don't understand why the cop waited and didnt just shoot when he picked up the gun.

I wonder what the ROE for law enforcement is?
Police officers can use reasonable force. He could have used other means of force early on in that situation but he didn't. Again this was probably due to his superiors talking to him about using less force.
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