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I think my mindset is fucked because basically i live in a society where guns arent free. People who want them can find them, but in some sort of a vicious circle, cops cant shoot as easily. If a police officer shoots even an armed person, there's a high chance he'll be prosecuted. Self defense is seen as something to avoid and go to only in extreme situations.
So, probably, that's why i find so difficult to get the "assume they are armed" aspect. A friend of mine shot a robber in his own house. He went to jail and also had to pay the robber's family for a while. The law is even harsher with cops. So when i heard that this guy acted that way because of something as innocuous as a snowball, i thought it was a bad move. But mostly because the press was going to crucify him and lawyers would ruin him.
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