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So, a third of the time there were guns (though not specified if they were being used against the officers, up in a safe, or tucked away somewhere), a third of

So, a third of the time there were guns (though not specified if they were being used against the officers, up in a safe, or tucked away somewhere), a third of the time there were not, and a third of the time the cops were too sloppy to accurately assess the presence of firearms? And these are the bozos we want to let have automatic weapons, body armor, and carte blanche to show up in the middle of the night? Fuck that.

gfodor 12y ago
They don't specify why a third of the time it was unknown. But feel free to make more baseless conjectures I guess.
- jleader 12y ago
  They don't specify, but keep in mind that the police departments are the ones reporting these statistics, and they have an interest in showing how dangerous the situation was and in justifying their use of force.
  - gfodor 12y ago
    Sounds like an unfalsifiable position to me.