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Of course it's a shame - who wouldn't think that?
But it's got nothing to do with the police shooting an unarmed man who was not attacking them. Where I come from, the police don't carry guns or even tasers, but not doing exactly what a police constable tells you to do might get you arrested, but it is not resisting arrest, and it would never get you killed. The police are there to protect us, not to kill us, and I have always found them to be very helpful in my society.
I once missed the last bus to our village, and I didn't know what to do. A policeman saw me sitting in the park after dark and came over and asked what the problem was. I told him I didn't know which other bus to catch, and he told me not to worry. He rang my mum and dad and told them he would be bringing me home in his Panda. But first he took me to the police station and gave me a sandwich and a hot drink. And it was mega-cool riding in a police car!
Wouldn't you prefer to have a police force that acts like that? It's not that difficult - you just have respect the police, and tell them they are not at war with the people they are supposed to serve.
Oh, I wish I were a glow worm,
for a glow worm's never glum,
'cause how can you be grumpy
when the sun shines out your bum!
Ethereal (09-20-2016)
In quoting my post, you affirm and agree that you have not been goaded, provoked, emotionally manipulated or otherwise coerced into responding.
"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
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Bethere (09-20-2016)
Here's the question -- What are officers supposed to do when a suspect will NOT obey orders?
I don't think this officer should have shot the man -- but what should she have done?
Because, that's the real issue here.
What procedure should officers follow when they are trying to apprehend a suspect and that suspect is just ignoring them and walking away -- or getting into a vehicle and getting ready to drive away?
WHAT SHOULD SHE HAVE DONE?
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MisterVeritis (09-20-2016)