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Re:Afroman found not liable in defamation case brought by Oh... by mpweiher on Thursday March 19, 2026 @11:17AM (#47440953)
Could also be that this is at least partially justified due to the incredible pervasiveness of guns in the US.
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Re:Afroman found not liable in defamation case brought by Oh... by jimt1234 on Thursday March 19, 2026 @11:42AM (#47441355)
This ^^^
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Re:Afroman found not liable in defamation case brought by Oh... by NohatCoder on Thursday March 19, 2026 @12:56PM (#47442443)
No, treating people with hostility and escalating the situation only makes it more likely that someone will snap and attack a cop.

People generally do not shoot at cops, because whether or not they hit the target doing so is pretty much signing their own death sentence. All cops have to do to protect themselves is to not provoke people to fight-or-flight reactions.

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