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Because stuff like this happens (warning: graphic content): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SThUJTApA5I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SThUJTApA5I In this ca

Because stuff like this happens (warning: graphic content): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SThUJTApA5I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SThUJTApA5I In this case, they smelled smoke coming from the unit, which is why the fire department broke down the door, and the officers didn't go in expecting to get shot at. It's easy to fault the police when they respond with guns drawn, but at the same time it's often impossible for them to know what they're about to walk into.

MegaButts 7y ago
> It's easy to fault the police when they respond with guns drawn, but at the same time it's often impossible for them to know what they're about to walk into. I'm not saying being a police officer is an easy job, but isn't that what they signed up for? "To protect and serve" (despite being legally challenged and rejected when actually taken to court where an officer refused to engage with shooters) seems to be their mantra, and they talk about putting their lives on the line for the public safety. I fear the problem is the police are more interested in protecting themselves than protecting the public, at least in the United States.
- tlear 7y ago
  Finding people who are willing to police some of the areas in US(it really is only certain places) without resorting to what they do now is VERY hard. Being a cop in an area like Japan, where you mostly drink tea and stand watch outside of the police box trying to fight boredom’s is one thing. Responding to a call in Baltimore is another. Cops are cops they are not Seal team, they collect paycheck and want to come back home alive and undamaged, expecting anything else from them is unrealistic.
jplayer01 7y ago
Police are supposed to serve the public, not kill them indiscriminately without cause and without repercussions. If you can't handle getting shot at or any other risks involved, maybe you shouldn't be a cop with a loaded gun and power over others.
- FireBeyond 7y ago
  Police Departments have _successfully_ argued in court that they have neither a legal or moral obligation to serve, or protect, the public.
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MegaButts 7y ago

> It's easy to fault the police when they respond with guns drawn, but at the same time it's often impossible for them to know what they're about to walk into. I'm not saying being a police officer is an easy job, but isn't that what they signed up for? "To protect and serve" (despite being legally challenged and rejected when actually taken to court where an officer refused to engage with shooters) seems to be their mantra, and they talk about putting their lives on the line for the public safety. I fear the problem is the police are more interested in protecting themselves than protecting the public, at least in the United States.

tlear 7y ago
Finding people who are willing to police some of the areas in US(it really is only certain places) without resorting to what they do now is VERY hard. Being a cop in an area like Japan, where you mostly drink tea and stand watch outside of the police box trying to fight boredom’s is one thing. Responding to a call in Baltimore is another. Cops are cops they are not Seal team, they collect paycheck and want to come back home alive and undamaged, expecting anything else from them is unrealistic.

jplayer01 7y ago

Police are supposed to serve the public, not kill them indiscriminately without cause and without repercussions. If you can't handle getting shot at or any other risks involved, maybe you shouldn't be a cop with a loaded gun and power over others.

FireBeyond 7y ago
Police Departments have _successfully_ argued in court that they have neither a legal or moral obligation to serve, or protect, the public.
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