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Thomas Paine Slavery Case Analysis

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On Tuesday, Izzo was honored with Round Lake Park's Exceptional Duty medal for the way he handled the dangerous situation. Responding to a 911 hang-up call, Izzo encountered a man who was extremely distraught. As Izzo attempted to calm him down, the man displayed a knife and approached him in a threatening manner, Filenko said. After ignoring orders to drop the knife, the man placed the knife on his own wrist, Filenko said. "Without hesitation or concern for his own safety, he immediately disarmed the suspect," Filenko said. "When he came at him with the knife, he was justified to use force, even deadly force," the chief added. "His quick reaction and training protected himself from getting injured and from the gentleman getting injured."

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