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Dad of three, @ManhattanInst fellow, @FamStudies research fellow, @NRO contributing editor, WI native, @MedillSchool alum, guitar player. Opinions my own.

Herndon, Va.
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    Robert VerBruggen‏Verified account @RAVerBruggen Apr 22

    In which I provide an important explainer on why getting stabbed is, in fact, bad.https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/three-thoughts-about-knife-fights/amp/?__twitter_impression=true …

    8:33 AM - 22 Apr 2021
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      1. Pradheep J. Shanker‏ @Neoavatara Apr 22
        Replying to @RAVerBruggen

        Pshaw. Nothing but a scratch.pic.twitter.com/FrbyXrxWIX

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      1. tedfrank  💉‏Verified account @tedfrank Apr 22
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        Reupping this.https://twitter.com/tedfrank/status/1384966912141144064 …

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        Maybe the way to resolve this is with stabbing and no-stabbing zones. No-stabbing zones are for normal people, and in the stabbing zones for Democrats, police don’t stop people from stabbing and then arrest stabbers after stabbing is over (but only if they want to be arrested). pic.twitter.com/Qb0hMUNQbj
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      1. Michael Judge‏ @Michael93764271 Apr 22
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        Great explanation on this.

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      1. Nick Selby‏ @fuzztech Apr 22
        Replying to @RAVerBruggen

        Good piece. I think one would “choose” to be stabbed over being shot in the same way it is “better” to be hacked to death than to be sliced to death. But everything else, strong yes.

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      2. wiredog‏ @KitCase3 Apr 22
        Replying to @RAVerBruggen @asymmetricinfo

        But a knife has limited range. This is a situation where a taser is a better solution. Well, assuming the cop is trained well enough to know the difference between their taser and their glock.

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      3. Megan McArdle‏Verified account @asymmetricinfo Apr 22
        Replying to @KitCase3 @RAVerBruggen

        Tasers are slower and not quite as reliable. I think we can argue about whether it's acceptable to take the risk with a victim's life, but we shouldn't act like it's an easy tradeoff to decide.

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      1. Ron Fisher‏ @KngFish Apr 22
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        Julius Caesar concurs.....

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      1. Wiftoist‏ @chuck_tango_yep Apr 22
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        Like providing clean needles to drug addicts, we also need policy providing sanitary knives to children who partake in knife-fighting, horse play after school.

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      2. Abhishek Singh‏ @ASingh21112 Apr 22
        Replying to @RAVerBruggen @lymanstoneky

        Guns are inherently more lethal so by shooting the girl, the police officer increased the likelihood that ANYONE would die. If he didn’t shoot, the knife wounds would almost certainly be less lethal and the likelihood that anyone would die would be lower. /s

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