The news media keep stressing that the Olympia police shot at two unarmed men. Perhaps the time has come to define “armed.” Its first definition in the dictionary is “carrying or bearing arms, having weapons.” Is a skateboard, used to attack a person not a weapon? Are police officer only supposed to defend themselves when attacked with firearms?
Frank Baumann
Snohomish
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