Scared people shouldn't have guns. Scared people make mistakes. People with guns can't make mistakes.
I understand that police are scared, but let's unpack and diagnose that issue before becoming comfortable with obviously barbaric levels of force being justified.
Things that can be done to reduce police scaredness:
1. ####ING GUN LEGISLATION
2. Way, way more training for the police
3. inclusion of mental health services and de-escalation specialists
Why treat a young black kid as sadam hussein when he's clearly also terrified of the outcome to him being pulled over by the police? Why not treat it more like a hostage situation? Much like you argue the cops are scared, the kid was scared too. We need to reduce fear.
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