What bothers me is that the police mindset seems to be leaning more toward "if there is any doubt" shoot.
There would be a lot more police involved shootings if that was true.
What bothers me is that the police mindset seems to be leaning more toward "if there is any doubt" shoot.
What bothers me is that the police mindset seems to be leaning more toward "if there is any doubt" shoot. I understand that police have family, police get scared and I believe every officer should go home at the end of every night. That being said, I believe the same for firemen and they still take the risk and enter burning buildings to protect the public. If firefighters used the same logic as "if there is any doubt" nobody would be saved from a fire because nobody would ever take the risk to enter a building. The mindset is more of a wartime mindset instead of a peace officer mindset. There are certainly terrible people on the street that wish to do harm, but just as a burning building, that is a risk you except when you put that badge on. I believe you have a commitment to the public to be absolutely sure before pulling a trigger, a commitment that supersedes your own life and the will of your family and friends. To me, that servant mindset is what makes the job noble and respectable. If you would rather kill somebody when you are "not sure" than take the risk to your own life, then you should look into another occupation. I understand this sounds very idealistic, but not everybody is cut out to be a PEACE officer.
a commitment that supersedes your own life and the will of your family and friends.
What are the chances the two dirt bags get a life sentence without parole?
What are the chances the two dirt bags get a life sentence without parole?
Is it procedure after a shooting to just stand around & not try to render aid?
Yeah and it's a mostly thankless job too, and you are absolutely right. But it seems if you believe in anything strongly and it halfway almost kind of sort of disagrees with a handful of police you are a cop hater or a sovereign citizen or an ACLU shill.
Personally the term sovereign citizen shouldn't be a put down its technically what every adult US citizen with their rights intact is, but hey someone called me a patriot the other day and intended that as a slam too. So what do I know.
If you think all officers have the mindset to shoot first and ask questions later, you seriously need to open your eyes and stop watching the media.
I don't know what you should be called, that's up to you. But sitting here posting nonsense about a guy shooting at a car who didn't with video evidence that he didn't and multiple articles on the internet saying that he didn't is silly. Put yourself in that guy's shoes. You roll up on a scene to assist and that plays out in front of you. I commend him for doing the right thing.
I'm not saying you hate the police, I'm just saying you have corrupt cop on the brain. We're not all crooked and hate everyone.
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I never said all police, I simply said the mindset seems to be leaning that way. That is a huge difference than you are implying my words meant.
Any Law Enforcement Agency. Seems pretty sad after 18 rounds fired off & the driver has obviously been hit that everyone just stands around.
Is it procedure after a shooting to just stand around & not try to render aid?
I have already said that I was likely wrong on my first conclusion, after watching the rear sight of the gun I could detect no recoil.
But be honest with yourself it's not me who is expecting a crooked cop but you who is expecting a cop hater because views and beliefs I have and that obviously stand fast against your view point.
I never said all police, I simply said the mindset seems to be leaning that way. That is a huge difference than you are implying my words meant.
I can't disagree. I see it as a shift the concept of policing and less of a shift in individual officers' mindsets. And it's not shoot first ask questions later. It's let me step on your rights to make sure I feel safe. I sure wish I had the right to stop and forcibly search a few wierdos that I come in contact with to make sure they have nothing that could hurt me or themselves. I think it is safe to say all of us here a Bayou Shooter want officers to go home safe to their families each and every night, morning whatever their shift change is, but it's my belief over the last 50 years as an institution their has been a pyridine shift from (forgive my goofy analogy it's not a slam) of more Barney less Andy.
I can't disagree. I see it as a shift the concept of policing and less of a shift in individual officers' mindsets. And it's not shoot first ask questions later. It's let me step on your rights to make sure I feel safe. I sure wish I had the right to stop and forcibly search a few wierdos that I come in contact with to make sure they have nothing that could hurt me or themselves. I think it is safe to say all of us here a Bayou Shooter want officers to go home safe to their families each and every night, morning whatever their shift change is, but it's my belief over the last 50 years as an institution their has been a pyridine shift from (forgive my goofy analogy it's not a slam) of more Barney less Andy.
go request to do a use of force training with police officers. I get what your trying to say but you basis for police having a mindset of "when in doubt just kill someone" your mindset is flawed to the most extreme.What bothers me is that the police mindset seems to be leaning more toward "if there is any doubt" shoot. I understand that police have family, police get scared and I believe every officer should go home at the end of every night. That being said, I believe the same for firemen and they still take the risk and enter burning buildings to protect the public. If firefighters used the same logic as "if there is any doubt" nobody would be saved from a fire because nobody would ever take the risk to enter a building. The mindset is more of a wartime mindset instead of a peace officer mindset. There are certainly terrible people on the street that wish to do harm, but just as a burning building, that is a risk you except when you put that badge on. I believe you have a commitment to the public to be absolutely sure before pulling a trigger, a commitment that supersedes your own life and the will of your family and friends. To me, that servant mindset is what makes the job noble and respectable. If you would rather kill somebody when you are "not sure" than take the risk to your own life, then you should look into another occupation. I understand this sounds very idealistic, but not everybody is cut out to be a PEACE officer.