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The video of the shooting was released, and you can tell from the video that, with the amount of interaction the police had with the victim, they can't really t
by the_chaconne 9y ago
The video of the shooting was released, and you can tell from the video that, with the amount of interaction the police had with the victim, they can't really tell if he's the supposed hostage or the hostage taker. So even in the interest of rescue, the police fucked up big time.
- menacingly 9y agoThis is a good point. In the interest of a constructive way to go forward, I think a "how can we make this better" process will save more lives than outrage. It's the outrage that the unions are so skilled at skirting.
- anigbrowl 9y agoThis isn't exactly the first time this has happened, is it? We already have many review processes in train and it doesn't seem to be making a whole lot of difference, which is why people are outraged. Here's the problem: you want to draft even more procedures and guidelines and checks and balances (even though we're already neck-deep in bureaucracy), while SWAT teams are guided by a philosophy of 'move fast and break things.' Here's some actionable suggestions we can use right off the bat: * ban police unions * automatic trials for all homicides * police shooters are isolate din protective custody * SWAT team leaders are automatically retired from active duty whenever an innocent person is injured or killed Really I think it's a bit insulting to innocent victims to be 'let's all calm down and have a review process' as if we haven't been through these questions hundreds o times already.