We're back to the gun debate then. But to me there's a problem with the relation between the police and the citizens. As a police officer, you are protecting other people, not yourself. I don't see this here.
yes both you and crazycracka are absolutely correct, different topics albeit.
The gun debate will forever be a never ending issue, but its one that the U.S is relatively stuck with. Any public safety person will tell you there is a assignment that is placed upon everyone around you when shit hits the fan, and its always this: you, your partners, bystanders, badguy/patient(sorry patient, you are no better then the badguy). I first learned this when i started as an emt, then as i furthered my career in other directions this same philosophy was used in every other aspect of public safety, from emergency care, firefighting, to law enforcement. Thats just the way it goes, you arent good to anyone if you are dead and this applies to everyone, so i cant see me not being allowed to protect myself as a valid argument, though, in this particular video the only thing he is protecting himself from is the unknown in his eyes.
the militarization i believe has always been there, its just now that cameras and the news have really come full circle that people see it more and more. Of course its taken incidents like the north hollywood bank robbery to really push for a national standard, and of course the "war on drugs" fueling the never ending court debate on what boundaries can be pushed legally.
What? I posted everything that is relevant. The only thing that would've changed anything is if that guy had a suicide vest and the trigger to it was behind his back on the ground.
Damn, the cops hadn't had their doughnuts for 4 hours. Nevermind then, just shoot the guy dead.
Gasp! Better shoot the guy, he had two butter knives!
He was complying before they threw the flash bang, as is evident on the video. The dog never attacked the man, nor was it in range of his knives at any point. Are you legally blind? That's about the only excuse for the crap you're spouting. He was complying - they throw a flash bang and bring the dog closer - he waves his arms - he turns around to walk away - they shoot him dead.
"Monday morning quarterback", that's fucking rich. Maybe we shouldn't "Monday morning quarterback" school shootings either. The school shooter might've had a bad day, and hey, who knows, maybe he thought the kids had automatic weapons? Fuck, for all he knows, maybe the kids were "maybe reaching for weapons from their waistband."
Legally deaf too, I see.
For anyone interested, here is a good thread about it. Most of the posters have actually seen a lot of combat, and also has a lot of cops with Good Sense posting (as opposed to retards like AntiBlitz).
http://socnet.com/showthread.php?t=119726
And as you can see it's not most Americans who are like this, in fact, most of them are against the militarization of America's LE.
nah you posted half the story and posted everything you could to fuel the fire, its typical really. I shouldnt bother typing this, as i and everyone else knows, you are always right, never wrong. This will turn into another 40 pages with you typing nonsense and trying to think deeply about an issue that is a non concern to you. This whole thread is pointless really, the only reason you posted it and the feeble evidence you gave was to cause a forum stir.
Its funny how you mentally break down at the sight of my posts, you begin to troll. cant come up with anything worth a note, talks about donuts and cops, man how original you are. Piss off Xant.
