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> The police have all the responsibility to de-escalate situations This is an absolutely naive position to take. Police have no such obligation, and citizens s
by tomnipotent 6y ago
> The police have all the responsibility to de-escalate situations
This is an absolutely naive position to take. Police have no such obligation, and citizens should absolutely be educated and informed on their rights.
- Lammy 6y agoThere's even worse legal precedent than not being responsible for de-escalation: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/us/parkland-shooting-lawsuit-ruling-police.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/us/parkland-shooting-laws...
- foolinaround 6y agohttps://mises.org/power-market/police-have-no-duty-protect-you-federal-court-affirms-yet-again https://mises.org/power-market/police-have-no-duty-protect-y...
- aaomidi 6y ago> Police have no such obligation Maybe the _sophisticated_ approach here is to say they should have that obligation?