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Re:Texas police want uvalde bodycam footage suppressed by jjav on Monday June 13, 2022 @03:41PM (#31730679)
> The primary responsibility of any first responder -- police, fire, or EMS -- is to preserve their own lives.

This is fundamentally wrong. If it were ok, let's just disband them all and save a lot of money since their responsibility doesn't benefit anyone other than themselves. I reject the concept of a society where this is somehow ok.

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Re:Texas police want uvalde bodycam footage suppressed by kube-system on Monday June 13, 2022 @04:18PM (#31731229)
It's 100% the truth. First responders are neither instructed to nor required to sacrifice their lives at work. They're required to take upon some amounts of risk as a matter of circumstance, but that line stops far before death.

The idea that first responders can solve anything is a very comforting idea that resonates with many people. That doesn't make it true.

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