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Originally posted by Visitor2012
Originally posted by Creep Thumper
reply to post by Visitor2012
Are you schizophrenic? You are living in fantasyland. Either that or you are a teenager or a felon with an ax to grind.
Obviously you haven't gotten your skull cracked by an officers baton yet. I hope it never happens to you. If it does happen to you, I'll wager that it was completely unprovoked and completely uncalled for.
Originally posted by Creep Thumper
reply to post by Visitor2012
I like how you paint every cop with the same broad brush. That's the point I'm trying to make.
What do you do for a living? I'm sure I could find something incompetent about you and yours.
Originally posted by Visitor2012
Originally posted by Creep Thumper
reply to post by Visitor2012
I like how you paint every cop with the same broad brush. That's the point I'm trying to make.
What do you do for a living? I'm sure I could find something incompetent about you and yours.
I'm sure you could. But I'm not out patrolling the streets with a gun am I?
Originally posted by Creep Thumper
Originally posted by Visitor2012
Originally posted by Creep Thumper
reply to post by Visitor2012
Are you schizophrenic? You are living in fantasyland. Either that or you are a teenager or a felon with an ax to grind.
Obviously you haven't gotten your skull cracked by an officers baton yet. I hope it never happens to you. If it does happen to you, I'll wager that it was completely unprovoked and completely uncalled for.
I behave myself, therefore, will never have to worry about that, will I?
Originally posted by Creep Thumper
Originally posted by Visitor2012
Originally posted by Creep Thumper
reply to post by Visitor2012
I like how you paint every cop with the same broad brush. That's the point I'm trying to make.
What do you do for a living? I'm sure I could find something incompetent about you and yours.
I'm sure you could. But I'm not out patrolling the streets with a gun am I?
Thank God. Your brand of justice is why this country is breathing its last.
Originally posted by skynet2015
if current trends in legislation are any indicator, the general populous should be thrilled to hear that police are being trained to kill pregnant women and children on sight. After all, the public wants a culture of fear. This supports their current political and economic habits.
Originally posted by Daughter2
I still really want to know what cops are taught.
Are they supposed to shoot when they see a gun?
I was told once that if you keep moving, unless someone has practiced a lot, there is a low probability you would be shot. Combine this with their bullet proof vests and they probably have a low risk.
I would hope they aren't taught to shoot children just because they have guns in their hands.
Or are cops now important than children?
Originally posted by anton74
Originally posted by AwakeinNM
Originally posted by anton74
I think most of you are missing the point of these targets. These would be used in a training scenario were you have to make a split second decision. The pictures are designed to distract an LEO. They want to see how long it takes them to notice the gun and identify which is a threat. Ask a friend what is wrong with the picture and then show them the picture. See how long it takes them to notice the gun. That inability by an LEO could be serious.
Traditionally, training targets depicted typical "bad guys" with guns. They'd be wearing a ski mask, or generally looking gangster, while non-threatening "civilians" depict ordinary people - unarmed.
These targets blur that distinction at the VERY least. So LE is now betting that those ordinary civilians are going to be a threat? Perhaps rather than depicting them as target practice, they should make an assessment about WHY these kinds of people might be a threat, and do something about THAT rather than desensitizing cops to killing civilians. And by that I mean WHAT is the cause of the population arming themselves? Tyranny?
Cops took an oath, as we all know.
edit on 19-2-2013 by AwakeinNM because: (no reason given)
Ordinary civilians don't go around pointing guns at people. Where I live, all of the people who have been shot by police or shot at police looked like ordinary people. They didn't have Ski-masks and didn't look like Gangsters. These targets are to get an LEO to focus. Instead of seeing a mommy and her little girl, they are supposed to see the gun.
Picture this scenario, a cop in training is told that when he enters a room 2 targets will pop up and he has to eliminate the threat in less than 3 seconds. One target is the pregnant lady with a gun and another is a Gang-banger holding a Latte. How many times do you think someone will get it wrong?
Originally posted by Mountainmeg
That's just disturbing. The young mother looks more like a preteen. And who the heck would shoot a child, gun or not?
Originally posted by AwakeinNM
The gang banger was holding something. That's all they need. The cop can say he thought it was a gun and he gets away with murder.
Originally posted by Creep Thumper
reply to post by Visitor2012
Many laws have been written and interpreted by the SC since the Constitution was penned. I don't think you quite grasp the burden under which LEO's operate these days.
I suggest you look into a local citizen's academy (citizen version of a police academy) and learn what it takes to do the job. I believe it will be an eye opener.