>>>>> We have what is known as the "use of force continuum". We are permitted to operate one level above the aggressor.
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>>>>I never knew that. Sounds simple and reasonable.
>>>Yep, criminal uses hands, we use CS spray, tazers, stun guns or batons. They use stun guns, etc. we use real guns....
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>>They use a stick... you use a bigger stick. That would be a sweet cop t-shirt.
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>Not quite, they use a stick, we use a gun. they use a gun, we use lots o guns!

Hmmm... I like the second one.

BTW, I caught about 20 minutes of Heat on cable this afternoon, and that was crazy. I had never seen it before. It was the gunfight in the steets with the assault weapons. De Niro is a legitimate badass. I also caught Meet the Parents tonight also, and he is a BA in that movie too!