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Florida man armed with garden shears survives gator attack before shot, killed by deputies (www.wesh.com)

submitted 6 days ago by Wilshire@sh.itjust.works to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Assuming what is said in the article is true, this is a rare case where I think the lethal force is justifiable. The dude was probably on meth and their tasers where doing nothing as he attempted to take one of their rifles.