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iamktf t1_j2wl1ki wrote

Reply to comment by Cullen7777 in AG: Police shot and killed teenager allegedly armed with knife in Gilford | New Hampshire Public Radio by ACOdysseybeatsRDR2

It will be interesting to see the body cam footage. I’m hard pressed to believe that lethal force was justified. This was a 17 year old kid with a knife….

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Cullen7777 t1_j2wl66x wrote

my son has a 16 year old friend that’s 6’4” 240lbs. dunno if size was a factor here. just saying teens can be big. Throw a knife and some adrenaline into the equation and mistakes are much more easily made.

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iamktf t1_j2wmj5n wrote

It’s unfortunate that law enforcement is put in positions where they lack the training and resources necessary to appropriate handle a mental health crisis. I agree that there’s not enough information available to pass judgement, but this is such a reoccurring pattern within US law enforcement that there must be something else at play.

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Cullen7777 t1_j2wn1v7 wrote

I did a ride along with a NHSP officer once. During the ride along he was called to a domestic. I watched as the perp attacked a police officer and a struggle ensued. I can state unequivocally that I was shook and I was twenty feet away in a locked police cruiser. Police earn their pay.

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iamktf t1_j2wpr8j wrote

I’m not saying the job isn’t challenging, I’m saying that we as a country do a very poor job of training and supporting officers, often resulting in the unnecessary and often lethal use of force.

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