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Originally Posted by ignite09
You think it's absurd to put the onus on the professionals to try to limit injury or loss of life in a confrontation between authority and civilians?
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No, they should try, but if they get assaulted, it's not their fault for failing to prevent their own assault. That's what's absurd.
The onus is on everyone to not assault people. If you assault someone, that is your fault. This seems fairly obvious to me.
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How can you say they shouldn't be held to a standard where people aren't gunned down during a episodes of self destruction or hopelessness. Cops need to relearn what de-escalation means. That should be priority #1 as far as I'm concerned.
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I didn't. I said you can hold them to whatever standard you like, in terms of where people are or aren't gunned down. Just think through the consequences of that decision and be comfortable with what it entails. And at least make an effort to understand the perspective of people who don't agree with your personal view of where that line should be drawn.