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To be fair, a uniformed beat cop in a marked car with a pistol isn't operating in stealth mode. They aren't exactly snipers, deployed in gilly suits. The prece

To be fair, a uniformed beat cop in a marked car with a pistol isn't operating in stealth mode. They aren't exactly snipers, deployed in gilly suits. The preceeding idea is kind of stupid, but then again, an advertisement of proximity to deadly force and the liklihood of extrajudicial summary execution probably has some utility. Something that tells you that a line is about to be crossed, from which there is no return. That little detail about police interaction isn't something that gets a whole lot of lip service. It's usually all "heroes" and implicit trustworthiness.

pandaman 9y ago
An uniformed beat cop still is way more experienced and skilled in dealing with dangerous situations than a commenter here. Think about it this way : who would you want to call when somebody breaks into your house, an uniformed beat cop or the HN commenter with the top ranked comment on the another police outrage post? No, the stealth sniper is not available, Jedi knights too.
- TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
  Assuming somebody has broken in to my house and is presently in the house with me. Is calling the police the best of all possible solutions in this scenario. How do the police know which one of you is the offender?
  - Thiez 9y ago
    The police will probably correctly identify the person fleeing the scene while carrying a tv as the perpetrator. If for whatever reason the distinction is not so easy to make, they can just capture you both and ask your neighbours which one of you lives in your house. And presumably there is some way to prove that you live there, e.g. the house is on your name, there are pictures of you laying around, the dog listens to you, you know the color of the cups in the closets in the kitchen, all the clothes in the house happen to fit you... need I go on?
    - TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
      That assumes that a) the person flees and b) police stop to ask questions.

pandaman 9y ago

An uniformed beat cop still is way more experienced and skilled in dealing with dangerous situations than a commenter here. Think about it this way : who would you want to call when somebody breaks into your house, an uniformed beat cop or the HN commenter with the top ranked comment on the another police outrage post? No, the stealth sniper is not available, Jedi knights too.

TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
Assuming somebody has broken in to my house and is presently in the house with me. Is calling the police the best of all possible solutions in this scenario. How do the police know which one of you is the offender?
- Thiez 9y ago
  The police will probably correctly identify the person fleeing the scene while carrying a tv as the perpetrator. If for whatever reason the distinction is not so easy to make, they can just capture you both and ask your neighbours which one of you lives in your house. And presumably there is some way to prove that you live there, e.g. the house is on your name, there are pictures of you laying around, the dog listens to you, you know the color of the cups in the closets in the kitchen, all the clothes in the house happen to fit you... need I go on?
  - TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
    That assumes that a) the person flees and b) police stop to ask questions.