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by josephcsible 1641 days ago
> We hold all firefighters to the standard of having the physical strength to break down doors

Doors don't fight back.

> The strategy for subduing someone should focus on the majority case — subduing people with no weapon, where it is safe to overcome strength with strength — with subduing people with a weapon as a tactical exception, rather than that tactic being the general-use rule.

If the person you're trying to subdue has a concealed weapon, this will get you killed.