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August 5, 2005
US Police to aim for lethal "head shots"
Say Anything is covering a Reuters story indicating the an international police organization has urged U.S. police to aim for the head when shooting at people acting suspiciously. Brilliant. We saw how well this plan worked when British police nurdered an innocent citizen and then lied to cover their tracks. The problem with the shoot-first-ask-questions-later policy is, that, if police do start shooting to kill people that might be terrorists, they'll kill far more innocent citizens than the terrorists ever would. Besides, the police don't have a stellar record to begin with. I'm not just aching to give them more power.
In the final analysis, I think this is a case where the cure is worse than the disease.
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Posted by Peenie Wallie on August 5, 2005 at 3:36 AM
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If that's the kind of crap that got published about them years ago, I can see why my H.S. buddy was so upset when several classmates got to comparing ancestries -- and he wouldn't say. I only found out he was one years later. And he didn't look a bit like that stupid picture; I thought he was hispanic.
Posted by: ubu on August 5, 2005 at 7:13 AM
The original policy documents are at http://www.iacp.org/documents/index.cfm?fuseaction=document&document_type_id=1&document_id=708
Posted by: Robert on August 5, 2005 at 9:17 PM
Don't Shoot!
To avoid being shot in the head, I recommend you avoid heavy clothes and be sure to look law enforcement and miltary officers in the eye. And if you're ever angery, upset, depressed or nervous, avoid public travel.
Don't wear cologne or grow a beard. Don't be freshly shaven or smelly. Don't be drunk or on drugs; don't put your hand in your pocket or pay attention to security cameras.
Because these are all signs of terrorist suspects.
Posted by: J.A.H. on August 6, 2005 at 12:56 AM