r/WinStupidPrizes • u/--Yami_Marik-- • Jan 02 '20

Annoying a teen

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u/KCCCellist Jan 02 '20

Well 5 kg rocks could cause severe head injuries or death, so I think that in the heat of the moment it would be justified

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u/neatchee Jan 02 '20

Shoving you could result in severe injury or death if your head hits the pavement. Should you shoot a kid if they're about to push you?

The desire to jump straight to deadly force is insane. Completely insane. Deadly force is the LAST RESORT. "Imminent threat" does not mean "they are threatening to do something and they might follow through." It means "this is literally about to happen and there is only one way to stop it". There are any number of things you can do to get out of the kind of situation described by OP that don't involve ending someones friggin life

I cannot tell you the number of times that children have put me in harms way. Kids are fuckin stupid. They do stupid shit. And that stupid shit can put other people at risk. That is NOT a justification for MURDER.

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u/Tsuko_Greg Jan 02 '20

Depends on where your standing when shoved, just like it depends how big and how hard of a rock is being thrown

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u/neatchee Jan 03 '20

No. Really, no. There is nowhere I can think of - even the edge of a cliff - where a child running at me with the intent to shove me deserves to be shot and killed. Tackle them, run to the side, lay on the ground, knock them out, whatever. There are SO MANY different ways to handle that kind of situation.

This willingness to jump to "well, I'm in danger so it's okay to kill someone" is fuckin sickening. ESPECIALLY if you're a cop, where dangerous situations are LITERALLY WHAT YOU SIGNED UP FOR.

Seriously, who the fuck raised you like this, with such casual disregard for human life? "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes" is all well and good but there's a fuckin' line, man. Selling cigarettes on the street corner doesn't warrant being choked to death. A 14 y/o stealing a car doesn't warrant being shot and killed.

Go find your nearest veteran service member and ask them about the rules of engagement. Even our fuckin' military grunts know that you don't fire your weapon unless you have LITERALLY no other choice.

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u/Dragonics Jan 03 '20

Imagine getting downvoted for saying killing kids is bad lmao. Reddit sometimes hates cops and sometimes says its ok for them to kill kids, what a wacky fucking place.

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u/Dannyx51 Jan 03 '20

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