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2013-03-12 -Lurid Crime Tales-

St. Petersburg police shoot man they say threatened with scissors

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Posted by Fred 2013-03-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Was he running with scissors?

Posted by Pappy 2013-03-12 10:56|| 2013-03-12 10:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Charging. He was charging with scissors.

You know, like they advise you to do when confronted with a gun.

Posted by Muggsy Mussolini1226 2013-03-12 11:04|| 2013-03-12 11:04|| Front Page Top

#3 You there, put down your scissors ?

Posted by Besoeker 2013-03-12 11:10|| 2013-03-12 11:10|| Front Page Top

#4 MM you got it.

Cops these days are cowardly in the way they deal with this kind of threat. Did they call in a SWAT team? How about snipers? Tanks?

Maybe that kid with the Pop-tart is lucky they didn't blow him away. What happened to the baton and unarmed combat? Disgusting.

Posted by Alanc 2013-03-12 12:58|| 2013-03-12 12:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Let me get this straight.

The police are called because a man is acting erratic and suicidal. The police answer the call and shoot the guy dead?

That has to go down as the worst response to a domestic incident EVER.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-03-12 14:17|| 2013-03-12 14:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Meh.

Suicide by cop.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2013-03-12 14:23|| 2013-03-12 14:23|| Front Page Top

#7 Wasn't there, but pretty sure what I'd do if a guy covered in gasoline charged me with a stabbing weapon (and a lighter?).

MM is right, using scissors is what the gun grabbers would have you do when the well-armed crazy bad guy with the initiative shows up.

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-03-12 15:02|| 2013-03-12 15:02|| Front Page Top

#8 Couldn't they have just beat him savagely with nightsticks and taser him till he shit his pants?

I guess they stopped him from committing suicide though.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2013-03-12 22:33|| 2013-03-12 22:33|| Front Page Top

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