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IMO it is the police's responsibility to die first. They are putting themselves out to protect the public from threats not to kill the public who might be a thr
by retbull 8y ago
IMO it is the police's responsibility to die first. They are putting themselves out to protect the public from threats not to kill the public who might be a threat to them or a fellow police officer.
I am aware that currently legally it is the exact opposite and they have no responsibility to save or protect anyone only themselves.
- zzzcpan 8y agoThe police was invented as the exact opposite of protecting the public. To protect the government, the rich and the powerful, the system, all from the public under the pretense of protecting the public.
- zipwitch 8y agoIt depends in where you want to stick that 'invented' label. The principles of Sir Robert Peel, arguably the father of modern policing, are very different: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelian_principles https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelian_principles
- ThrowawayR2 8y ago> IMO it is the police's responsibility to die first. And, pray tell, who in their right mind is going to take _that_ job?
- retbull 8y agoWell most of the time they aren't dying and hopefully they are mostly helping people. Firefighters put their lives at risk in a similar way. The respect and honor earned by protecting your fellow people is a strong motivator. Hopefully this would change the public's perception of police to some extent and improve public relations to the point that they would walk around being thanked like veterans.