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I'm not sure you realize you're defending a murder here.

• sp527 10y ago
  I'm defending statistics. If a cop has say a 10% chance of being shot by an armed opponent, then this will occur within 10 such encounters, in expectation. This is ultimately why cops are trained not to gamble. I didn't say 'innocent' people don't get killed. I am saying cops aren't martyrs.
  • erelde 10y ago
    Does "trained not to gamble" means "SHOOT ON SIGHT" in your mind? Because that's what it sounds like. If in every situation the cop has to not gamble, that means he has to shoot everytime. That doesn't sound right to me. It _shouldn't_ sound right to you.
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  • joesmo 10y ago
    They could and should be trained otherwise and better. It's definitely done in many places throughout the world. This does not excuse murder. Murder is murder. Especially when they knew the guy was suicidal. But then they wouldn't have such stupid excuses for murdering innocent people, I suppose.