Re:For cops who kill, special Supreme Court protection
by _bxg1 on Friday May 08, 2020 @11:36AM
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Exactly. I think the assumption that every encounter needs to have a gun present encourages needless escalation.
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Re:For cops who kill, special Supreme Court protection
by PeterisP on Friday May 08, 2020 @01:07PM
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In Europe, even if the police have guns during an arrest, they will generally not be pulled out unless the detainee is armed (possibly with a knife) and resisting.
An unarmed resisting person will generally be tackled and restrained without pointing a gun at them even if one is "present" - there are quite strict procedures against escalation that seem to be missing or ignored in USA.