Off duty NYC cop kills assailant ...

[jimpeel]

because he is allowed to carry the means to defend himself for no other reason than he is a police officer. The rest of the residents must do their civic duty and die at the hands of the criminals.

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Mar10/0,4670,BRFPoliceShooting,00.html

Off-Duty New York City Officer Kills Man
Saturday, March 10, 2007

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NEW YORK — An off-duty police officer killed a man in a shootout early Saturday, police said.

The confrontation involved a 21-year-old man and two off-duty officers and occurred at about 3:40 a.m. in a Brooklyn building, according to police.

The 21-year-old shot one officer in the left foot, and then the other officer fired back, police said.

The dead man was not immediately named.

The injured officer was in stable condition at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, authorities said.

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