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A man known to carry a switchblade brutally murders a beloved couple, stabs their neighbor, and begins to eat one of them.
Here's how you know Austin Harrouff is white.
When police arrived, they had jaw-dropping patience. With blood, bodies, flesh and weapons everywhere, they saw Austin Harrouff and did not think to shoot and kill the bloody man hovering over the dead couple, but took their time. First, it appears the police assessed the situation. Then, they demanded Harrouff stop eating the bodies.
When he didn't listen, instead of shooting and killing him, they Tasered him. When that didn't work, they Tasered him again.
Still unable to stop Harrouff, police methodically worked their way up a use-of-force continuum and decided to unleash a dog on the man. When even the dog didn't work, the police did something absolutely amazing to intervene.
Four different officers — in spite of the clear and obvious crimes that had taken place, in spite of the risks to their own safety — decided to surround Austin Harrouff and forcefully remove him, so that they could arrest him without shooting and killing him.
Not a single gunshot was fired by Martin County deputies. It was a moment of good policing. Sheriff William Snyder said the deputies were afraid to shoot, fearing their bullets would wound the victim.
What I know, and what many of you know too, is that had Austin Harrouff been black, he would've been shot and killed on sight.
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