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The use of force by an individual is ALWAYS preventable by that particular individual.
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That's really not very meaningful at all here.
The need
for the defender to use deadly force could have been prevented
by the attacker.
That's how I would interpret the police officer's comment.
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Extreme pacifism will always prevent the use of lethal force by the pacifist. It might not prevent injury to its practitioner but it prevents the use of force by that individual.
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And?
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Chances are a lot of situations are preventable. The concern, at least from a legal stand point, is justification.
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If the use of force, deadly or otherwise, is not
immediately necessary, is it not justified.