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0 pointsmrguyorama6y ago0 comments

>As when the guy held me up at gunpoint?

If you are a bystander when police open fire, you are just as likely to be injured

>When they burst in the door of a burning house down the block to see whether anyone was in it

Do they actually do that? My understanding of police training is : "Rule #1, don't get hurt"

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cafard6y ago

> Do they actually do that?

For some value of they, yes. I was there, and I saw it.

> My understanding of police training is : "Rule #1, don't get hurt"

I have never gone through it. I imagine that there is a rule that says "don't be stupid", which covers many points such as "no, the siren doesn't magically stop cross traffic", and "bullet-proof vests are only so useful".

However, if your premium is on not getting hurt, there are many occupations with smaller risk.

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