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If a taser is pull and doesn't work, the officer has to put the taser away and pull his gun.   The extra time could be a life and death deference for the officer.   It is a proven fact that a man with a knife can cover 30 feet and stab an officer several times BEFORE an officer can draw his gun. 

BTW: Most bullet proof vests ARE NOT knife proof.

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It sounds like the critics all are more mentally prepared to make life or death calls in a split second while being amped on adrenaline then a person who has trained for the situation.  I would like to see everyone who is complaining about the way incidents are handled become a police officer. 

All I hear is a lot of criticism without genuine fixes. 

Know the facts and make educated decisions.

Otherwise YOU are part of the problem, too.

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My father-in-law had the 98.5 theory on global warming.  We all adding to the warm up with our body heat as well as the numerous other variables that are contributing.

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