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When a police officer kills an unarmed man, the excuse of feeling endangered should never be allowed, since the officer was never in danger. At the very least,
by pfarnsworth 9y ago
When a police officer kills an unarmed man, the excuse of feeling endangered should never be allowed, since the officer was never in danger. At the very least, this police officer should be fired because they committed the ultimate sin: incompetence in their job resulted in the death of a completely innocent person.
I think we should take away this excuse from cops to kill innocent people with a flimsy excuse like this. They should show actual danger before being allowed to shoot people. Just feeling in danger should not give them any protection. The Arizona cop who killed a man crawling on the ground is a prime example of this. If it results in some cops hesitating and getting injured, then so be it, that's what happens when this privilege is abused the way it has been over the last 10 years. Better a few cops get injured that absolutely innocent or unarmed people getting killed.