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<blockquote data-quote="Ana the Ist" data-source="post: 73119617" data-attributes="member: 302807"><p>We have to allow room for some mistakes on behalf of the police though. If we don't, we'll end up with a police force that's perpetually inexperienced and ineffective because we fired or jailed every cop the first time they made a mistake. That, or no one would ever take the job (no one with any other options anyway)...it's not as if they get paid 250k a year to risk getting shot if they were right about a subject having a gun or life in prison because they thought the subject had a gun but didn't. Perhaps the worst situation would be an entire police force that simply won't take anymore risks. That's your kid's high school getting shot up? Sorry, I can't risk life in prison for shooting someone who I thought had a gun....better just wait outside the school till the shooting stops and then go inside and search for survivors.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No argument there...I'd only add that it's actually much worse than that. Cops have one of the very few jobs where they're expected to perform their duties perfectly every time....and out of those jobs, it's one of even fewer with stakes that involve life and death.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pepper spray doesn't work at all on a small percentage of the population, and not all cops carry tasers. Of those that do, they also are routinely criticized for their use.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I can't imagine where you got this idea. If you think the reality of cops getting away with "murder" is bad....then the reality of what our soldiers get away with in wartime is far far worse.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/01/iraq.rorymccarthy" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/01/iraq.rorymccarthy</a></p><p></p><p>Don't take my meaning here wrong...I'm not trying to condemn the actions of anyone in the military. I'm just tired of them being held up to the police in comparison because the person making that comparison doesn't really understand what goes on in the military. I mean, check the date on that article...the war had barely even started.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ana the Ist, post: 73119617, member: 302807"] We have to allow room for some mistakes on behalf of the police though. If we don't, we'll end up with a police force that's perpetually inexperienced and ineffective because we fired or jailed every cop the first time they made a mistake. That, or no one would ever take the job (no one with any other options anyway)...it's not as if they get paid 250k a year to risk getting shot if they were right about a subject having a gun or life in prison because they thought the subject had a gun but didn't. Perhaps the worst situation would be an entire police force that simply won't take anymore risks. That's your kid's high school getting shot up? Sorry, I can't risk life in prison for shooting someone who I thought had a gun....better just wait outside the school till the shooting stops and then go inside and search for survivors. No argument there...I'd only add that it's actually much worse than that. Cops have one of the very few jobs where they're expected to perform their duties perfectly every time....and out of those jobs, it's one of even fewer with stakes that involve life and death. Pepper spray doesn't work at all on a small percentage of the population, and not all cops carry tasers. Of those that do, they also are routinely criticized for their use. I can't imagine where you got this idea. If you think the reality of cops getting away with "murder" is bad....then the reality of what our soldiers get away with in wartime is far far worse. [URL]https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/01/iraq.rorymccarthy[/URL] Don't take my meaning here wrong...I'm not trying to condemn the actions of anyone in the military. I'm just tired of them being held up to the police in comparison because the person making that comparison doesn't really understand what goes on in the military. I mean, check the date on that article...the war had barely even started. [/QUOTE]
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