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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Bullshit, man.

Clock the dude with the handle of a pistol in his head.

Kick him in the balls.

Run away from him.

Blind him.

Not that I agree with some of those options, but my point is, executing a man who clearly needs help ain't it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Run away. Great idea, now there's somebody undergoing a psychotic episode and acting violently running around with an assault rifle.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I didn't say the person got ahold of the rifle. That would be stupid.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok fine, running around with a different weapon and acting violently. Still not something where the police should say "who cares, not my problem"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I didn't say they leave the scene lol!

Just put some distance and re-assess.

Imagine if all of us acted like that. You have a brother, a daughter, an uncle with a mental breakdown, and the first thing a passer-by comes up with is "oh hell naw, let's kill this person!"

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