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Subject: Re: NYC subway hero
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> 
> The real point here is the difficult question of when to use deadly force.
> Police are trained for years in when deadly force is justified and when it
> isn't.  Their actions are closely scrutinized when they do shoot someone.
> The average person simply has not considered these questions nearly enough.
> And besides, they've seen too many cowboy movies.
> 
> Mike Kelly

This is exactly why vigilantism is a bad idea.

Marcel Simon		..!mhuxr!mfs