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when the looting starts, the shooting starts
Proverb
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Japanese Meaning
略奪行為が始まった時点で、それに対抗するために暴徒や略奪者に対して致死的な力（発砲など）を用いることが正当化されるという意味です。
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(US) Lethal force is justified against rioters and looters.
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when the looting starts, the shooting starts
The mayor condemned the slogan 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' as an unjustified call for lethal force.
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The mayor condemned the slogan 'when the looting starts, the shooting starts' as an unjustified call for lethal force.
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