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hockeybub89 posted...

Just saying cops are allowed to do things that most people aren't. A cop would respond with lethal force if a civilian reacted at all, so how can we hold anyone else to a higher standard?

The cops didn't react with lethal force until he pulled out his gun. And yes, of course police are allowed to do things that other people aren't. They're allowed to detain you. They're allowed to arrest you. And they're allowed to use a reasonable amount of force if you resist or pose a threat. They do not have an obligation to retreat. And they do not have to get off someone's lawn if their is justification to arrest them, which there was here when the suspect began making overt visual and verbal threats. Him being at his own house doesn't mean jack shit at that point.

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