{"id":45476,"date":"2014-09-24T22:47:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T04:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/24\/using-deadly-force-to-contain-a-non-existent-risk.html"},"modified":"2014-09-29T10:46:03","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T16:46:03","slug":"using-deadly-force-to-contain-a-non-existent-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/24\/using-deadly-force-to-contain-a-non-existent-risk.html","title":{"rendered":"Using deadly force to &quot;contain&quot; a non-existent &quot;risk&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently, even in an open carry state, if you don&#39;t happen to hear the cops telling you to put down the BB gun you&#39;re carrying because you&#39;re on the phone, even though you&#39;re not actually pointing it at anyone or firing at anyone, it&#39;s perfectly legit for the cops to decide you have to be shot dead.<\/p>\n<p>Quoth the police chief, &quot;The quick response of officers was instrumental in containing this situation and minimizing the risk of customers.&quot; Except, of course, that there was no actual situation, and no customers were at risk. Except for Mr. Crawford.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:inline;' href='http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/the_slatest\/2014\/09\/24\/walmart_bb_gun_no_indictment_john_crawford_shooters_will_not_be_charged.html'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/DjeP8fZw_pis006Xpel3PRoRURZMlLcMrMedmbHwwOcfWoJHlo4Z_KPKd6KAnv6wOHhJ8dVSD27ClFplix117X353FO5ViND2sGIh7NIvueMuP995X6fr8LWdPaloqEBZYLBbS93XD8-u0r1Z_JIsCEg-IPz_rrZED1X7p-OznePYGsacooY_MHLv5MACdW8ienfm3ffljVqqRoWj0E-l0915h5l617dvQIy7U9cqwUzm60L3HXlNMBSQc2DyCPj4M1v0CIfuMPgfYq983oZQs9jbBN3Hb1p6wKiFfQqpZKCPrUEXnz19j0e0T1uYENjof24wws=w506-h303' border='0' \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/the_slatest\/2014\/09\/24\/walmart_bb_gun_no_indictment_john_crawford_shooters_will_not_be_charged.html'>Police Will Not Be Indicted in Shooting of Black Walmart Shopper Holding BB Gun<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nA grand jury in Ohio has chosen not to indict two police officers in the shooting of John Crawford, the Dayton-area man who was killed in a Walmart while carrying what turned out to be a BB gun. 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