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That's a very crass thing to say when you're not the one out on the street at night, tasked to deal with violent, sometimes psychotic sociopaths, who are often
by chrissnell 5y ago
That's a very crass thing to say when you're not the one out on the street at night, tasked to deal with violent, sometimes psychotic sociopaths, who are often under the influence of methamphetamine [0] fentanyl.
[0] see recent Atlantic article posted here on the "new meth"
- yibg 5y agoFirstly, that's their job. It's not like a surprise for them to be dealing with criminals, mentally disturbed individuals etc. Secondly, that's not justification to use excessive, some times lethal force unnecessarily. Nor is it a reason to not hold cops that abuse their power accountable. What do you suggest? Let them do whatever they want because they have to deal with violent individuals some times?