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When the majority of threats are otherwise unknown (pulling over a speeder? You dont know if hes going to quietly accept the ticket or if hes a wanted felon who
by jstarfish 8y ago
When the majority of threats are otherwise unknown (pulling over a speeder? You dont know if hes going to quietly accept the ticket or if hes a wanted felon who will open fire in traffic with an assault rifle to avoid capture), it is all too easy to over-respond to a presumably clear threat.
- chmod775 8y agoBy all means let's also put every officer into 20cm thick rubberized suits, because you never know when you're pulling over a speeder if you'll be hit by another passing car. Actually that's way more likely than the situation turning otherwise violent... [/sarcasm]
- nitwit005 8y agoIf you're going to "over-respond" by shooting people, you probably shouldn't be a cop. You probably shouldn't have any job that involves holding a gun, in fact. A bad day at work generally shouldn't result in a corpse.
- chrisbennet 8y agoBeing a policeman isn’t even in the top 10 most dangerous professions according to the 2016 census. For example: “Ground maintenance workers” were in 10th place. http://time.com/5074471/most-dangerous-jobs/ http://time.com/5074471/most-dangerous-jobs/