• Vespair@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    For some reason this is unpopular, but I don’t think a police officer should be allowed to remove their firearm from its holster until actual assault has occurred, unless non-police citizens are in danger.

    A cop merely being scared should never be a reason somebody dies.

    If you can’t handle the pressure, don’t be a fucking cop.

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      6 months ago

      … and I can’t believe I have to add this, but not obeying is almost never a valid reason to just start blasting. If no one is in danger, police have the power of radios, time, reinforcements