Police are the personified weapons of the state who often go too far and abuse their power. Their behavior should be monitored, checked, and when appropriate, the cops should be sternly disciplined for overstepping their executive prerogative.

All that being said, this genius sounds like he had it coming:

CATONSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Baltimore County police say an officer shot a 24-year-old man who used pepper spray on his partner, then ran at them with a machete.

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[Police spokesman] Hill says the officers retreated onto the balcony of the man’s home. At that point, he charged them with a machete and the officer who hadn’t been pepper-sprayed opened fire.

Here is a corny yet useful video explaining how you should deal with police if you happened to get pulled over with weed in your car, have a loud kegger at your house, or if you happen to be black and minding your own business.

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