Fun with Ellipses: Part 1

Again, from today's 'The Age':

"(Cheney) knows that with John McCain you get a twofer: George Bush's economic policies and Dick Cheney's foreign policies," Obama said in Columbus, before heading to Cleveland for a joint ... with rocker Bruce Springsteen.

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Lethal Weapon..?

From today's 'The Age', regarding the 16 year-old boy who died after being king-hit at a party:

Sergeant Guy said the assault was an example of the huge ramifications a punch can have.

"It's very disappointing. In my role I've been involved in a few assaults that have had poor outcomes, but I'm at a loss to explain why teenage boys of this calibre would want to get involved in things like this," he said.

Is this sworn protector suggesting that his mighty fists have inadvertently sent 'a few' lesser men to a premature grave...? And that this is OK for him, but not for teenagers -- especially not ones of insufficient 'calibre'...?

I guess as a police-person, his calibre must be really big.

This guy sounds as tough as Riki-Oh: