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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JXhSYfLNE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JXhSYfLNE I'm only half joking. In all of the recent cases that have blown up in
by xxpor 6y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JXhSYfLNE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JXhSYfLNE
I'm only half joking.
In all of the recent cases that have blown up in the US though, this was never the issue. The issue was the situation escalated way beyond where it should have. George Floyd was being arrested for using a supposedly counterfeit $20 bill. Maybe they could have just let him run. I'm sure the US economy won't be ruined by there being an extra $20 in circulation.
In the EMT case, I think we have to think about the alternative outcomes. If the EMTs can't help because the person is irrationally violent due to drugs, and the EMTs can't restrain them, I don't really see why calling the cops would make the situation any better. All they're doing is providing more hands, which could be done by simply having more EMTs. If they have a gun, then call the police. If they don't, they're unrestrainable, and you can clear out members of the the public, just let them be. The only other options simply make the situation worse for the person. Even using a taser in that situation can cause a heart attack.
- claytongulick 6y ago> I'm sure the US economy won't be ruined by there being an extra $20 in circulation In aggregate it would be.
- joshuamorton 6y agoNo amount of "arrest random dude on the street with a potentially counterfeit $20" would address a systematic issue endangering the us economy. It's like thinking you'll win the war on drugs by arresting weed smokers, except even less effective
- shard972 6y agoBut he was a drug dealer as well not just a "weed smoker". He died from an overdose of the drugs he was selling so waving this all away by saying there is no effect in looking the other way to violent crack dealers who are printing their own money is not a winning argument sorry.