Re:Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who buil...
by fountainofage on Monday December 07, 2020 @08:59PM
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Eh, don't side with cops. They have no legal obligation to do anything. They know this. So they pick their battles where they know they can kill a few people and get away with it. When it comes to actually having a chance at saving lives, they run away and hide, and get rewarded for it.
See the recent-ish school shooting in Florida where the on-duty cop ran away like a baby and let children die. Brian Miller. Still has his job. No one gives a shit.
Cops in the US are cowards who don't deserve to arm with a super soaker.
Re:Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who buil...
by nmfisher on Monday December 07, 2020 @10:16PM
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> In the US however? Decades, sometimes centuries behind bars. Given that perspective, it does make sense for a criminal to shoot that traffic cop - the chance to get away and escape a death in prison is non-zero.
Three-strikes sentencing can also exacerbate this - escalating minor drug possession to potentially life-ending prison sentence.
Re:Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who buil...
by ajkdhcb2 on Monday December 07, 2020 @09:25PM
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Those cops are choosing to be the enforcers of the laws/sentences which you are suggesting are unjust.
Re:Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who buil...
by linuxhiker on Monday December 07, 2020 @07:56PM
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Yes, and we voted Biden in as President.
(No I didn't vote for Trump)
That is IMO a side-effect of the (from an European POV) absolutely mind-boggling, ridiculous sentencing of criminals in the US. Here in Germany, when a drug smuggler gets caught, they can expect four, five years behind bars. Not worth to shoot the cop that just stopped your car full with meth and make a life sentence out of it for murder.
In the US however? Decades, sometimes centuries behind bars. Given that perspective, it does make sense for a criminal to shoot that traffic cop - the chance to get away and escape a death in prison is non-zero.
Add to that the fact that there are more guns than people in the US, plus extremely lax carrying laws, and "stand your ground" laws.
The result are (rightfully, I have to admit) afraid and thus extremely trigger-happy cops.
If the US wants to get rid of trigger-happy cops they have to get the gun problem and sentencing under control first.