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I think generally, cops do not execute people they find doing something illegal. There are far too many people in US prisons for that to be the case. They do s

I think generally, cops do not execute people they find doing something illegal. There are far too many people in US prisons for that to be the case. They do shoot people who they perceive as a threat to them(some of whom did not do anything illegal). But I would love to know how you would like police to respond to situations that actually are a direct threat to them, if their guns are taken away. Hope they can run away quick enough?

MeImCounting 3y ago
Well I think generally police have lots of methods for responding to situations that they feel are a direct threat to them- that they use all the time. For instance tazing, pepper spray, and any other "less lethal" methods of violence. Locking people in cages for a living is an inherently dangerous thing to do. I don't see how that should give them the right to execute people on a whim. In fact I cant really imagine a situation where an ethical and justified police officer would ever need to kill someone. Like I said before in extraordinary circumstances I can see highly trained and equipped people as a necessity but having the run of the mill street bullies walking around armed to the teeth is, like I said before, literally equivalent to martial law.