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originally posted by: BelowLowAnnouncement
a reply to: jude11
Exactly the response I'd expect from armed, paranoid cowards.
One reason why so many American police shoot first is that so many American civilians are armed. This year 46 policemen were shot dead; last year 52,000 were assaulted. When a policeman is called out to interrupt a robbery, he knows that one mistake could mean he never makes it to retirement. As this newspaper has often pointed out, guns largely explain why America’s murder rate is several times that of other rich countries. And the vastly disparate rate at which policemen shoot young black men is not simply a matter of prejudice. Roughly 29% of Americans shot by the police are black, but so are about 42% of cop killers whose race is known.
If America did not have 300m guns in circulation, much of this would change. That, sadly, is not going to happen soon. But there are other ways to make the police less violent.
originally posted by: jude11
Starting IMMEDIATELY: At least two units are to respond to EVERY call, no matter the condition or severity, no matter what type of job is pending, or what the opinion of the patrol supervisor happens to be.
A dramatic cell-phone video obtained exclusively by The Post captured the chaotic moments after two Brooklyn cops were gunned down in cold blood on Saturday and as two dozen EMTs and officers desperately tried to save them.
originally posted by: suz62
I don't blame them. These men were ambushed while doing their job. That's what an animal does.
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“These are precautions that were taken in the 1970s when police officers were ambushed and executed on a regular basis,” the statement added.
originally posted by: Grimpachi
"Absolutely NO enforcement action in the form of arrests and or summonses is to be taken unless absolutely necessary and an individual MUST be placed under arrest."
I read into that as them admitting they have been slap happy with arresting people for no good reason. They shouldn't have been arresting people unless absolutely necessary in the first place but we all know keeping the courts and jails full is good for their business.
On top of that I think too many of them have grown up idolizing Judge Dredd movies taking liberties when they can.
On top of that I think too many of them have grown up idolizing Judge Dredd movies taking liberties when they can.
originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
a reply to: suz62
But the coward who did it is dead.
Who is this a War against?