Tough Day To Be In Law Enforcement

[Beer]

Shots should not have been fired. Seems like other less lethal measures should have been used first.

Meh, maybe, possibly. But like I said the cops lives are more important than the dangerous *** criminals. Don't care if they are jew, white, mexican, indian, black, gypsy. If you commit a violent crime with a gun all bets are off. Thats on you, the criminal.

Can't make cops wait to be shot before they can protect themselves and society. Thats idiotic and irrational.

Edit:
Sorry, I was referring to the mexican guy that got killed last week. Not this case.

 

[Scat]

Shots should not have been fired. Seems like other less lethal measures should have been used first.

They tried the taser which did not work because of the heavy clothing. What else would you suggest?

 

[fishonjazz]

Sure





And yes, I agree without the full video of George Floyd this would not have blown up like it did.

I remember that first video. From what I recall it was pretty big news. (must have been for me to have seen it)

And those were both ****ed up situations too and I would have no problem with people protesting those incidents.

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[AlaskanAssassin]

This one makes my blood boil too.

I really don't understand this one. It seems to me like a police officer should only use a firearm if there is a direct and immediate threat to the officer or another person. This lady was clearly suffering from a mental illness, and the officers should have shown more patience to allow the situation to deescalate. "The person is not complying" is not enough of a reason to shoot them. Holding a screwdriver and shouting nonsense does not require a potentially lethal response.

 

[Gameface]

Shoot to kill. I dont think # of shots is even kind of relevant.

I just hate when the family comes out with the "He always put family first. He loved his nieces and nephews. He was a momma's boy."

Sure, but he was also a violent criminal putting the publics lives in danger and he has to be held accountable for being a pos. And he was a pos. Sorry that he was dead, but he was a pos.

Can't wait until he finally kills someone to decide to take action.

Shoot to kill is not the policy. It never has been and it never will be.

Shoot to stop the threat. Center mass, easiest place to hit and most likely to stop the person from being a threat. That's the policy of any armed person in law enforcement. Period.

 

[Gameface]

Meh, maybe, possibly. But like I said the cops lives are more important than the dangerous *** criminals. Don't care if they are jew, white, mexican, indian, black, gypsy. If you commit a violent crime with a gun all bets are off. Thats on you, the criminal.

Can't make cops wait to be shot before they can protect themselves and society. Thats idiotic and irrational.

Edit:
Sorry, I was referring to the mexican guy that got killed last week. Not this case.

If the person has a gun then yeah. There's a thing called the "ladder of force" and if you're armed and acting aggressive then you've reached the top floor.

But there are far too many cases where police shoot a person they think might possibly be reaching for a gun maybe. I think they need to see a gun before they start shooting. If their gun is drawn and pointing at the person they can shoot and stop them before the person gets the gun out of their waistband and pointed in the general direction of the police.

 

[AlaskanAssassin]

This one pissed me off too. I can think of probably a dozen other police shootings of trigger happy cops.

This one was hard to watch. As more of these videos get wider circulation, it's apparent that many (not all) of the victims of police brutality have a mental illness, or are under the influence. All the more reason that changes in policy and procedure need to occur. Killing someone that is not posing an immediate threat needs to stop. This video also shows how important body cameras are.

 

[fishonjazz]

They tried the taser which did not work because of the heavy clothing. What else would you suggest?

Waiting longer. Talking longer. Maybe only shoot the person if they are an actual threat. Pretty basic stuff imo.

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[Red]

This one pissed me off too. I can think of probably a dozen other police shootings of trigger happy cops.

I remember that, and was thinking of it earlier. Two of the officers were charged with second degree murder, and the trial ended in a hung jury in Oct., 2016, with the jury deadlocked 9-3 in favor of acquittal.

 

[Beer]

If the person has a gun then yeah. There's a thing called the "ladder of force" and if you're armed and acting aggressive then you've reached the top floor.

But there are far too many cases where police shoot a person they think might possibly be reaching for a gun maybe. I think they need to see a gun before they start shooting. If their gun is drawn and pointing at the person they can shoot and stop them before the person gets the gun out of their waistband and pointed in the general direction of the police.

Agreed, I dont think the excuse of "I thought he might have a gun." should let them off the hook for murder.

 

[Beer]

Shoot to kill is not the policy. It never has been and it never will be.

Shoot to stop the threat. Center mass, easiest place to hit and most likely to stop the person from being a threat. That's the policy of any armed person in law enforcement. Period.

Sure, and once the bullets start flying how impossible is it to know when the threat is actually stopped? Unless the person has stopped moving. So its basically shoot to kill. If you're being intellectually honest about it.

 

[Gameface]

Sure, and once the bullets start flying how impossible is it to know when the threat is actually stopped? Unless the person has stopped moving. So its basically shoot to kill. If you're being intellectually honest about it.

I think it's an extremely important distinction. A person "shooting to kill" is using a completely different and much more hostile mindset than a person shooting to "stop the threat." We are in a moment when we want to improve the policing in this country. This distinction is part of that.

Also, if you're shooting to kill you might aim for the head. That's bad tactics. Shoot center mass until the threat has been stopped. That's good tactics.