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> 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.

> 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.