re: Pine Bluff, AR police fighting to keep their "Medals of Valor"

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Isadore was killed on September 8, 2013. Police responded to a call and found him in his bedroom with a gun—his family later said he was upset about being moved to an assisted living community. After safely evacuating two other people from the house, the cops used negotiation tactics and smoke bombs in an unsuccessful attempt to get Isadore to surrender. When that failed, they called in the county SWAT team. When SWAT officers broke down the door to Isadore's bedroom, he fired at them and they returned fire, killing him.

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The man shot at them. They shot back.

Now, did they make the best call? Probably not. They could have just waited for him to pass out asleep.

But you decided to award the medals then, there is no point in taking them away now.

All the city did was stir up a shite show for no real reason.