Also the post doesn't say is that this was a case of a stupid desparate man doing stupid things. The debt he was collecting was something around $20. What the police tried to do was get everyone out of this unharmed, including the assailant. He's a person too, you know.

So yeah, police fail for not doing this faster. But kudos to them for not being trigger happy.

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Seriously now. Brazil is one big joke, and yet I was born here. Oh dear... sometimes I like my country, sometimes I think it is laughable at best.

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Whether they knew if it was a real gun or not is besides the point. The fact that he took someone hostage is enough reason to be cautious. You don't need a gun to kill someone, he could have strangled her, stabbed her, or even beat her to death.

I think the fact that a man would take a hostage and have a standoff with police using a toy gun shows just how crazy he is. He obviously had no regard for his own life, he had no way to defend himself. People with no regard for their own lives are the most dangerous criminals out there.

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The best part is, in the picture on the left, they guy legitimately looks like he's about to attempt sniping someone with the Light Phaser.

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Seems more like a practical joke.

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