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In reply to the discussion: Cops have a very dangerous job at times, but let's be clear: [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)19. Each case is different
That Tamir Rice case was awful. Those cops were in the wrong. Your dishonest attempt to claim one has to be on one side in every case is a fail.
You seem to label the rule of law as "authoritarian" and that people should be able to do whatever they want and no one should ever arrest them and every cop is in the wrong at all times. And ever thinking the cop not wrong is "authoritarian." Do you think there should be any laws and that we deserve any protection from actual criminals?
Cops do not have to let themselves be shot, either. That is not what they "sign up for." It is not "authoritarian" of them to defend themselves if the facts warrant it.
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Cops have a very dangerous job at times, but let's be clear: [View all]
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