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> A cop killing an innocent civilian at a nonviolent traffic stop can pretty much happen only because of malice or negligence. I'm not sure this is true, speci
by ethbr0 5y ago
> A cop killing an innocent civilian at a nonviolent traffic stop can pretty much happen only because of malice or negligence.
I'm not sure this is true, specifically because the difference between a nonviolent traffic stop and a lethal (to the officer) traffic stop can be a split second.
If my keyboard had a 0.01% chance of lethally shocking me... I'm pretty sure that would alter my typing behavior.
- watwut 5y agoYou are widely overestimating the risk that cop will be shot in traffic stop. It is much lower then 0.01%. The biggest cause for police death are traffic accidents.