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Jump_Like_A_Willys t1_ire8vuf wrote

So let's say there's a crowded street fair, and some guy is acting highly erratically by running and carrying a smoke bomb. This kind of behavior, without knowing the extent of his intentions, would reasonably signal to most people that the man is potentially a danger to others (again, not knowing what else the man will do next, but knowing that he is acting highly erratically).

Should the people at the fair let him just run freely and wait for security to get him, or should they do something to actively stop him even though they are not insured?

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_baundiesel_ t1_ire9ao4 wrote

That's not a comparable situation.

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Jump_Like_A_Willys t1_iream84 wrote

Why not? Were there not a couple of hundred people on the field and sidelines who this man, a man with highly erratic behavior and unknown intent, could have potentially hurt?

What if he then ran towards the stands and jumped into a section full of fans -- again, without it being known what the erratic man's full intentions were?

It's perfectly reasonable for any person (including Bobby Wagner) to feel this man, considering the man's behavior, posed a potential physical threat to others, and reasonable for a person to do something about it.

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