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Ripping hammer. Has a straight claw, not a curved one.

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Maybe that's all that apply. You can't hire Frank Serpico if he doesn't apply.

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It's SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and biology/chemistry

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And where does the money come from? And who decided one gets unemployment?

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"This individual appeared..."

Right there. This is how you can suss out a rube. They tend to use large synonyms for simple words just appear smarter. "Person" was all that was needed, but he went with "individual" instead.

For reference, this is how the cops spoke in Idiocracy.

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Let's say this guy did have a weapon. Let's also say he had a concealed carry license. That would mean the cops would have no reason to use deadly force against him until he actually threatened the police with his weapon, which he couldn't do kneeling with his hands nowhere near what they perceived to be a weapon.

Oh right. CCL laws only apply to white people.

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In all fairness, they deal with the same demographic as a convenience store clerk working the overnight shift, except the clerk doesn't get a badge and the gun.

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I want to be fair, but this seems largely accurate to me.

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Had to shoot out the windshield to get a clear shot

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It's a simple matter to determine how the direction of travel was affected by going through the windshield. Just check where all the bodies are around the area where the guy was kneeling.

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I don't see why not. You need an ID to buy cereal.

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Then get a different job.

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I mentioned to a friend that I had checked the back seat of my car one evening before I got in it. He asked why. I told him that when I was on the city streets in the evening, I always, always maintained situational awareness, paid attention to anyone behind me, checked my car before I got in it. He said that he never thought about those things--ever.

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I can’t say anything for sure without being there and knowing all the details of course, but I’m calling BS on this, “I had to shoot through the windshield I was so threatened” excuse just from a backseat CSI position. The only angles the cop would’ve had to fire from to hit Sean from if he was kneeling on the ground suggest to me that either he would’ve been too close to see a weapon(blocked by the car itself) or too far away to even recognize a potential weapon on his person.

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That's from freakonomics, yes?

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Also, how much later? and how many investigations did it take? and were they startled by the outcome? Was the phrase, "Woaah! Lookee here!" used during the discovery process?

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