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0 pointsbrian_cloutier8y ago0 comments

Okay, I'm all for trying to reduce how often police preemptively escalate by entering homes with guns drawn, but cops shouldn't be blamed for trying to save their own lives.

Suicide by cop often involves drawing a gun on said cop. You don't need to be trigger happy or unaccountable to shoot someone who's pretending to try to shoot you.

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Brockenstein8y ago

Cops seem to be really good at saving their own lives at the expense of civilians.

In the rest of the developed world police seem to be pretty good at it without slaying unarmed people left and right.

eeZah7Ux8y ago

> shouldn't be blamed for trying to save their own lives

In various other countries they cannot draw their guns or even carry them.

Just like bodyguards protecting their customers, they are paid to protect citizens - even by risking their lives - that's why they get paid.

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