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> I'm always amazed at how often cops approach every day tasks with weapons drawn. Reading the article (and being aware of the ongoing story) there's no indicat
by jameslk 6y ago
> I'm always amazed at how often cops approach every day tasks with weapons drawn. Reading the article (and being aware of the ongoing story) there's no indication (to me) that there would be any hostility facing the officers.
Invading someone's home isn't an every day task. Most people don't like that. And since this in the US where potentially anyone could easily have a gun, some will take the opportunity remove the invaders of their house by force, especially if they aren't aware or sure it's the police. [0]
But anyway, I'm not sure why police should even be the focus of this thread. They're just doing their job. The bigger issue I see here is the police have been called to take care of an issue that shouldn't require police.
0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_doctrine
EDIT: I'll just add since I'm getting downvoted to oblivion for saying something that could slightly be viewed as remotely favorable to police: It's sad to see this topic hijacked from the focus on Rebekah Jones, where there's an actual interesting story here about her work being potentially surpressed, to some unrelated topic about how much force police should use. Something that has been talked about ad nauseam across HN already, and yet this (at this time) is the most upvoted comment.
- giantg2 6y agoMany warrants are served everyday. I would say it's an common task from a LEO perspective, but not from a citizen's perspective.
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- asdff 6y agoPolice have to announce their presence. You would think also just from common sense and context that this was something that could have been done with one officer politely knocking on the door, knowing there is a zero percent chance that there would be someone hold up with a gun trained on the other side of the door in this instance. I mean it's not like this data scientist was some drug lord or arms dealer with a history of resorting to violence. The guns were for theatrics and nothing more.
- Cyph0n 6y agoInvading someone’s home with an assault team is unnecessarily aggressive. Police in the US are armed to the teeth, so it’s no wonder they overcompensate with aggression. Of course, if they received a tip or confirmed that someone in the building is armed and dangerous, then that’s a different story. But simply going in with guns drawn in every single situation is simply unacceptable.