It's not the weapons, it's how they (the officers) are being taught to use them that's the problem. I'm trying to visualize the situation - Officer (on attempting to detrmine appropriate force) to person they're trying to apprehend, "do you have a gun, a knife, a club, or are you unarmed?".
Dennis Plante
Jordan
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>Subject: [Mpls] Less lethal weapons are readily available.....
>Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 13:31:36 -0500
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