Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who built Covid-19 dashboard

Re:Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who buil... by godelski on Monday December 07, 2020 @07:43PM (#25339951)

While it is true that a lot of people own guns, there still needs to be a good reason to draw your weapon. Drawing a weapon is escalating the situation. Full stop. By drawing a weapon you indicate that you are willing to kill another person. There is a clear difference between having a weapon and positioning one's team in case weapons are drawn, but the police have a higher standard than the citizens. As a trained professional you have a higher expectation to remain cool and collected in a stressful situation (that's why you train. That's what you train for).

Guns should not be drawn unless there is a reasonable suspicion of a threat. What I tried to say in my OP is that there appears to be no indication of a reasonable suspicion of a threat.

As for gun ownership stats, I think many will be surprised with some of the data points: https://news.gallup.com/poll/264932/percentage-americans-own...

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Re:Agents raid home of fired Florida data scientist who buil... by frogpelt on Monday December 07, 2020 @08:09PM (#25340239)

I imagine police officers are trained to have their guns drawn any time they enter a home where they cannot see the occupants.

There is not enough time to draw and shoot if the occupant runs out with his gun.

By the way, you are absolutely right about what it means to have a gun drawn: they are indicating that they are willing to kill. That's how they are trained.

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