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Okay, I'm all for trying to reduce how often police preemptively escalate by entering homes with guns drawn, but cops shouldn't be blamed for trying to save the
by brian_cloutier 8y ago
Okay, I'm all for trying to reduce how often police preemptively escalate by entering homes with guns drawn, but cops shouldn't be blamed for trying to save their own lives.
Suicide by cop often involves drawing a gun on said cop. You don't need to be trigger happy or unaccountable to shoot someone who's pretending to try to shoot you.
- Brockenstein 8y agoCops seem to be really good at saving their own lives at the expense of civilians. In the rest of the developed world police seem to be pretty good at it without slaying unarmed people left and right.
- eeZah7Ux 8y ago> shouldn't be blamed for trying to save their own lives In various other countries they cannot draw their guns or even carry them. Just like bodyguards protecting their customers, they are paid to protect citizens - even by risking their lives - that's why they get paid.