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Showing Original Post only (View all)Cops have a very dangerous job at times, but let's be clear: [View all]
Even after today's tragic events, cops should not be allowed to transfer the danger/inherent risks of their job onto regular citizens.
If a man quickly reaches into his pocket, an officer might be concerned that the man is reaching for a gun. The second or two it takes to determine whether it's a wallet or a gun is the risk that police officers signed up for. In recent years, however, all of the risk is being placed on unarmed citizens during police encounters. When did this become OK?
Even after today's tragic incidents, we should not stand for cops acting in a "trigger happy" fashion just because they're afraid. Any cop who is at the point where she or he is too afraid to interact with the public in a responsible manner should resign.
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apples and oranges
Dec 2014
OP
It is very clear in my mind ... cops murdering / using exessive force is reprehensible ....
etherealtruth
Dec 2014
#2
Really, are you paying attention? You blame all the victims for behaving incorrectly now? Classy....
Logical
Dec 2014
#8
Well, sometimes when a cop is beating you you tend to instinctively defend yourself. Stu[id people.
Logical
Dec 2014
#16
Dead people don't get to "assert their rights in court". You think Tamir Johnson was resisting in
TheKentuckian
Dec 2014
#17
What of law? You are talking about rule of law enforcement and pretending it is the rule of law
TheKentuckian
Dec 2014
#25
Neither do convenience store clerks but do you support one saying it looked like he was
helpmetohelpyou
Dec 2014
#10