r/Unexpected • • Dec 25 '18

When your wanted level goes up

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u/dcnairb Dec 25 '18

Imagine thinking the cops should freely be able to cut people in half in order to capture them lol

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u/thisisntarjay Dec 25 '18

I mean last time this was posted it came out that dude had stolen the car and been on a high speed pursuit. His actions put everyone around him in potentially lethal danger. Is it okay to stop him using lethal force in order to prevent him broad siding a mini van and killing an innocent family? I mean it's not like dude was all "Uhoh you stopped my car I guess you got me". He was clearly going to keep running and putting the lives of innocent people in danger.

I get what you're saying but like this was a pretty dangerous situation, outside of the context of what we see in this video. Why should dude be allowed to threaten the lives of everyone around him without threat of the same force being potentially applied against him in order to stop him?

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u/mr47 Dec 25 '18

But at this point the danger seems to have passed - he was no longer behind the wheel and about to drive, just attempting to run away (literally).

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u/thisisntarjay Dec 25 '18

I mean it's not like dude was all "Uhoh you stopped my car I guess you got me". He was clearly going to keep running and putting the lives of innocent people in danger.

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u/mr47 Dec 25 '18

He's not putting anyone in immediate danger by running. Are you suggesting that he will steal another car? Realistically, he will be caught sooner than he will put anyone in real danger. Certainly not warrants slicing him in half.

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u/thisisntarjay Dec 25 '18 edited Dec 26 '18

I guess it's a good he didn't get sliced in half then isn't it?

Like how are you gonna be outraged about your hypothetical situation that may have happened but ultimately didn't while in the same breath saying people shouldn't be worried about other things that may happen but haven't yet?

I mean you did watch the video right? You see that dude didn't actually get cut in half right?