When they were talking about Ferguson one analyst said that since the towns became more African American and poorer the white establishment began to rely on traffic citations as a means of revenue to keep the local government and police coffers full. I wonder if everyone in Ferguson is constantly being pulled over and given traffic tickets. Then I wondered if they have traffic cams there. Would not be surprised.
In a little fairness to Was the Chief of Police was asked that same question at the press conference which took place at the scene. In 1992 I was in San Diego on a port stop and saw a guy downtown pull a knife out in front of a cop right on the street. The policeman pulled out his revolver right away and the guy dropped the knife.
Cops will shoot if you have a knife since they can cause great damage, especially if the person welding it is unstable. Is anyone who welds a knife stable anyway lol. I mean outside of self-defense.
In close quarters some claim that a knife would be a better weapon than a pistol.
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