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Regardless of where the responsibility lies, it is unacceptable. I agree that the actual police officer does not control policies but they do control their own
by jimzvz 13y ago
Regardless of where the responsibility lies, it is unacceptable. I agree that the actual police officer does not control policies but they do control their own actions and it is part of the job description to put their lives on the line for the benefit of the general public. If they are not happy with that then they can leave the job that they voluntarily entered.
As soon as they draw a gun on someone without clear evidence that that person poses and immediate risk to themselves (police) or others, they are putting their safety above that of the general public. If they do not wish to put public safety above their own, then they need to find a new job.
- vacri 13y agoEmergency services have to put their own safety above the public safety. It's how they're trained, and it's necessary. If you sacrifice an officer of the emergency service for a member of the public, you now have one more member of the public... well, actually you don't because the officer is also a member of the public... and you have also lost a trained officer, who can't respond to future requests for help, so the future service to the public suffers. And not all areas find it easy to recruit for the emergency services.
- mabhatter 13y agoPOLICE are not "emergency services" when they get to carry guns. EMTS and Firemen do just fine without guns. Why can't Police?