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That is an excellent, well thought out and well written post. It’s not short but it’s well worth a read. I think he pretty much nails it. He also manages to be
by tomalpha 9y ago
That is an excellent, well thought out and well written post.
It’s not short but it’s well worth a read. I think he pretty much nails it. He also manages to be reasonably objective which can be tough for someone close to the subject matter.
To summarize crudely, through the lens of my own biases and in a way that doesn’t do it justice at all (no really, go read it in full):
- Police in Germany don’t have to shoot first or have twitchy trigger fingers because it’s so unlikely anyone will shoot at them. So they don’t.
- The problems in the US are systemic, deep rooted in the culture of the society not just the police, and gun availability doesn’t cause the deaths but does significantly exacerbate the problem.
- sjg007 9y agoIt's highly unlikely anyone will shoot at a cop in the USA as well, especially during a traffic stop.
- foepys 9y agoThere are enough videos on the internet where exactly this happens to US officers. I don't want to link any because they are often very graphic but you can find one in 10 seconds on youtube. I dare you to find a single article about something like this from Germany or even the EU.
- sjg007 9y agoJust because there are videos and it happens doesn’t mean they happen enough for cops to be afraid.
- tomalpha 9y agoI think the point being made is that however rare it might be in the US that it’s even rarer to the point of non-existent in Germany (or the UK etc). Edit: things don’t have to be very common for people to have deep seated fears and want to try and avoid it (however much they might or might not be overreacting doing so).