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If the system worked then you could argue that cops have a reasonable right to be armed. But the system is not working, and 10x people without guns are killed
by rabidrat 6y ago
If the system worked then you could argue that cops have a reasonable right to be armed. But the system is not working, and 10x people without guns are killed by cops, than are cops killed. Plus whenever a cop is actually killed, the entire system has their back, and justice is almost always served.
This is not the case for people without guns who are killed by cops. It's an acceptable loss that a few more cops are killed because we don't arm every single one of them, if it means that a lot more innocent people aren't killed by cops with an itchy trigger finger.
Sorry, cops. They've had decades of chances, and this past weekend proves that cops can't control themselves even when they're being called out by the thousands who are recording their behavior for all to see. So now they will have to earn the right to carry lethal weaponry.
- HALtheWise 6y agoCan you provide a citation for the 10x number? A quick search shows more like 0.4x, which is quite different.
- rabidrat 6y agoFrom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_officers_killed_in_the_line_of_duty_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_office...: > According to the FBI, which publishes the data in the Uniform Crime Reports, from 1980–2018, an average of 85 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed per year. Those killed in accidents in the line of duty are not included in that number. From https://www.theroot.com/here-s-how-many-people-police-killed-in-2019-we-think-1841183889 https://www.theroot.com/here-s-how-many-people-police-killed...: > In all, there were 1,112 non-suicide-related deaths at the hands of police in 2019