Reply #104: FWIW, he has also proven how terrified he is

[RazzleDazzle]

And the post of his you were responding to was the clincher for me. So much terror in this world, pretty much all of it unnecessary. But boy, it sure does help the fascists, doesn't it? Terrified of a lone crazy man with a 3" blade knife, even though 16 cops with big ole guns and lotsa ammo have him surrounded and detained. So much terror to imagine that they had NO CHOICE -- or that their best choice -- was to execute the guy. For get arrests; forget detention and a fair trial; forget presumption of innocence and all that. Just put all your faith in those with the brute force going on because everything else is so fucking terrifying that's YOUR only choice.

It's incredibly, heartbreakingly sad, even as it's utterly maddening to see people who "haven't voted Republican in 30 years" nevertheless side with the ardent police staters and help the fucking fascists.

Those of us who can easily see not just one but many different ways this scenario could have played out without this "criminal" losing his life just aren't afraid of a lone crazy man surrounded by 16 cops. What can I say? We're not afraid of boogie man terrorists either.