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Sure, but it seems weird to prioritize the life of the police officer over the people they are sworn to protect. Policing is inherently dangerous. Sitting at ho
by webkike 7y ago
Sure, but it seems weird to prioritize the life of the police officer over the people they are sworn to protect. Policing is inherently dangerous. Sitting at home playing video games should not
- happytoexplain 7y agoThis is one of the most important points to me, and I rarely see it discussed. Defenders of killings by police usually point to the officer's feelings of safety and right to defend themselves using what seem to be the same standards as any average civilian. If you gave me a gun and put me in a dangerous situation I might pull the trigger when I didn't absolutely need to out of fear, and it might be totally reasonable for me to do that. That's why I'm not a police officer. We have a profession where part of the job description involves the possibility of shooting civilians to death, and we are somehow unable or unwilling to get tough and establish a bar of professionalism commensurate with such an extraordinary job description.
- almost_usual 7y ago>Sure, but it seems weird to prioritize the life of the police officer over the people they are sworn to protect. If the officer doesn't engage out of caution and an innocent person in the residence (non officer) dies is that still ok?
- webkike 7y agoHow often does that happen? I can make the same argument about killing literally anyone because they might kill other people.
- almost_usual 7y ago>I can make the same argument about killing literally anyone because they might kill other people. This feels like a slippery slope fallacy.
- webkike 7y agoThat’s my point
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