Quote:This is actually pretty simple: when cops screw up with deadly force then innocent people die. Period. The cops should always err on the side of caution for that reason. Otherwise the end result is this:

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It's easy to quarterback in hindsight. How does one err on the side of caution when there are so many encounters that an officer has less than a second to decide whether to pull the trigger or have their families take an American flag home instead of a father?


Nobody disputes that the police need to be well regulated and kept in check by the law, but taking away their weapons is dangerous and counterproductive.


People get all flustered when cops make mistakes, but remember, the law doesn't say a cop must be right, but only reasonable in his application of force. Hence why cops rarely get charged for shooting someone that suddenly flashes a cell phone.

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