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Because you never have "accidental" shootings when there are no guns involved?
by dsr_ 6y ago
Because you never have "accidental" shootings when there are no guns involved?
- giantg2 6y agoHow do you tell the difference between the ones without guns? (And knives, other weapons, bare hands)
- tptacek 6y agoWhat situation can't you say that about? Should the cop handing you a city sticker ticket also have a gun drawn on you?
- giantg2 6y agoSo you're clearing house as part of a warrant and you know what threats are in it? Police would love a psychic like you. Maybe we should let you go in first all the time.
- tptacek 6y agoIf it was an option? And I didn't have to travel? And I could review the warrant application and just "go in first" for houses like this woman's, and Breonna Taylor's? Ok? Being a police officer isn't close to one of the most dangerous jobs in America, but being in contact with an adversarial police officer is one of the most dangerous situations to be in. I'd be more afraid of the police, like many people.
- giantg2 6y agoYou would have to go in for all of them because it's your job, not pick and choose. "Being a police officer isn't close to one of the most dangerous jobs in America, but being in contact with an adversarial police officer is one of the most dangerous situations to be in." This is a logical fallacy. It can be dangerous to be at the hands of an hostile officer, but then an equal comparison would be to say that being a police officer I'm the presence of an armed violent criminal is dangerous. But like you said, being an officer is not the most dangerous profession. Just like being in the presence of a police officer is not that dangerous.
- tptacek 6y agoNo, your statement is not equivalent to mine. George Floyd wasn't an "armed violent criminal". Neither was Eric Garner. Neither was Breonna Taylor. Neither was Daniel Shaver.
- giantg2 6y agoJust cheery picking examples, huh? Each scenario would need to be evaluated individually and would likely have different issues. For example, the cops in Floyd's death ignored PATH training and the one's in the Taylor death lied to the judge to get the warrant.