Quote:
Originally Posted by GGG
I don’t think anyone is actually saying this.
Independant of this situation Do you believe that at some point when an Officers life is threatened He has the right to respond with lethal force?
And
Do you believe that at some point when an Officers life is threatened he has the right to respond with lethal force even if there is risk of an innocent person dying (stray bullet or something)
If you believe that Officers have at some point the right to defend themselves and that innocent people could be hurt in this defense then not much separates you from the posters you are criticizing. It’s really just a matter of degree that you believe the officers life is at risk and the amount of risk to the public that is acceptable for the officer to protect themselves. Having a discussion around when these thresholds are breached would be much more productive than accusing people of not caring about teenagers and calling cops pigs.
|
Thank you.
This is my entire point.
At some point there is no good choice to make anymore.
Obviously you want to avoid being in that situation as much as possible, and in this specific case, it seems like things could have been prevented by some better planning. Surely the police should have some intelligence on these protests and should realize that driving into a crowd could quickly turn ugly. Don't do that.
But, that doesn't mean it can be avoided all the time, and my problem is we are simply not allowing a scenario where the police need to protect their own lives. Instead we we accuse cops of being ' stirring sh&t up' and see the solution as defunding them.
Strange world we live in.
Also not sure if anyone noticed, but this isn't about George Floyd or cop violence anymore.