XPost: alt.law-enforcement, alt.thebird.copwatch, nyc.general   
   XPost: alt.true-crime   
   From: maklotz@worldnet.att.net   
      
   "Chris"  wrote in message   
   news:2UlGb.126807$b01.2791653@twister.tampabay.rr.com...   
   >   
   > "jaybird"  wrote in message   
   > news:yAlGb.1503$sP4.872@fe1.texas.rr.com...   
   > > The candy bar, sock, cell phone, etc... would not be considered a threat   
   > if   
   > > that object can be determined.  A screwdriver or hammer, on the other   
   > hand,   
   > > can be a very serious threat.   
   >   
   > Excellent point.   
   >   
   > > > Cops shove guns into people's faces every day and don't consdier it a   
   > > > threat.   
   > >   
   > > Actually they do consider it a threat.   
   >   
   > Of course it's a threat, generally used in conjunction with the words   
   "Drop   
   > the (insert sinister object here) and put your hands on top of your head!"   
   >   
   > Cops have to answer for it when they pull their weapon without cause to do   
   > so.  Discharging a firearm likewise is a dangerous situation that they   
   must   
   > explain to a review board when they do so without cause.   
   >   
   >   
   Their answer is usually the same... "I was afraid for my life".  That's the   
   magic phrase, and it rarely goes any farther.   
      
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