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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
Hey ...... your quote of my post doesn't show my last two sentences about ..... 'from a distance. .... mace, a black bear, NH Fish and Game, the Gilford Police, and 17-year old Mischa Fay' ...... kindly, redo the quote?
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Mace is hardly used anymore, pepper spray is prevalent now. However, it doesn't always work, especially when drugs are involved. If a subject with a knife is charging you, pepper spray or a baton would not be the weapon of choice. If a taser doesn't stop the threat then a firearm may be the only option left.
Again, we won't know what happened until all the facts are in and the body camera recordings are processed. Decisions have to be made in split seconds and sometimes people are all too willing to blame the police for their actions. That is unfortunate. Unless you were there you will never understand the stress and the threat involved in this or similar situations.