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Old 05-30-2018, 08:52 PM
 
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They always say not to judge ALL cops based on the actions of a few bad apples whenever something negative happens, so why would we do this with other groups of people too? Just because one homeless guy went nuts and killed a guy, that doesnt mean a majority of homeless people are like that.
Reading the short article was too much work? The victim did not die.
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Old 05-30-2018, 08:55 PM
 
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A harsh way to learn to mind your own business. He had no authority to issue commands to anyone, homeless or not. I don't know OR law, but in some states the homeless man could be within his rights to use deadly force if he worried about his own safety and was made to fear for his life when a stranger came up on him and started barking orders.
Please do name the states that allow deadly force for someone “barking orders” at you.
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Old 05-31-2018, 07:46 AM
 
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A harsh way to learn to mind your own business. He had no authority to issue commands to anyone, homeless or not. I don't know OR law, but in some states the homeless man could be within his rights to use deadly force if he worried about his own safety and was made to fear for his life when a stranger came up on him and started barking orders.
lmao....If you actually believe that you need help.
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Old 05-31-2018, 08:33 AM
 
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A harsh way to learn to mind your own business. He had no authority to issue commands to anyone, homeless or not. I don't know OR law, but in some states the homeless man could be within his rights to use deadly force if he worried about his own safety and was made to fear for his life when a stranger came up on him and started barking orders.
You get to bark orders in this country. You don't get to respond with deadly force when orders are barked at you.

Spare me the "was in fear for his life" garbage. He was being yelled at, not attacked. I'm sure he was mentally ill, but that doesn't excuse his behavior. He could have walked away.
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Old 06-01-2018, 05:41 PM
 
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That's a situation I do not want to take a stab at.
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