cops kill a man threatening to kill...himself...wait what?

[Jak]

this sounds like the intro to a simon pegg movie. except it's far less funny because this really happened to a real person.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/28/man-calls-suicide-line-police-kill-him.html

 

[Absent Nova]

It bothers me that the amount of "cops killing civilians" incidents only seems to be rising.

 

[Jak]

yeah. it's like any one is at risk these days. and it's not ALL cops. but there are a lot that are just assholes with too much power

 

[ef9dante_oSsshea]

Seems cops like to justify murder as there job , evil bastards

 

[KRSkull]

Hey wait a minute. Not all cops are bad. Yeah sure the majority of them are bad seeds. but there are still good cops out there.

 

[ef9dante_oSsshea]

I know I am not tarring them all with the same brush just the evil or corrupt ones, there are legit law abiding cops out there too and plenty of em

 

[LordOfDarkness]

Hang on a second. Where's the logic in this?

It doesn't even say that he was going to kill himself. It just says he was depressed, slightly drunk and said he might hurt himself.

"Hey I might harm myself with this knife".

"No stop or we're going to shoot you".

...Really. They felt threatened by the guy? I'm sorry but if I was stood away from a guy brandishing a knife, that's saying he's more likely to harm himself than me. And I was carrying an assault rifle. I think I'd feel safe.

 

[Absent Nova]

Hey wait a minute. Not all cops are bad. Yeah sure the majority of them are bad seeds. but there are still good cops out there.

I don't doubt that but seems like there more cops that have a "shoot don't think" mentality.

 

[LordOfDarkness]

I don't doubt that but seems like there more cops that have a "shoot don't think" mentality.

Well it really makes you question if it's safe to give anyone a gun, even a cop. There's been a number of cops shooting people for the wrong reasons, stupid mistakes or the colour of someone's skin.

 

[berto]

What stuck out for me was the one cop who posted "Most people respect the badge. Everyone respects the gun."

That kind of stereotype hillbilly/redneck mentality is ridiculous. The badge says to serve and protect, at least pretend you know that.

 

[KRSkull]

I don't doubt that but seems like there more cops that have a "shoot don't think" mentality.

I agree with you about that. And that also can be said about civilian.

Well it really makes you question if it's safe to give anyone a gun.

No its not safe. But there is nothing we can do about it. Because people will always find a way to get guns. Heck Some of them are actually make them at home.

 

[LordOfDarkness]

@KRSkull: Oh I know that. I just meant it more in the sense of can you trust anyone with a gun? No we can't stop people from having guns or obtaining them. I'm just saying you can question just how safe it is to give someone who is supposed to serve and protect a gun, if it's in their mentality to want to use that gun for a means that's the complete opposite of what they're meant to be standing for.

 

[Demi-fiend]

We can police ourselves.

 

[Meg]

No words. Just.....:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

:'(

 

[Jak]

world we live in i guess oop:

 

[Exejpgwmv]

We can police ourselves.

A few societies tried living like that; they're all either gone or in a very poor state right now.

It bothers me that the amount of "cops killing civilians" incidents only seems to be rising.

Nah, I'd say it's about the same, it's just that it's more well documented then it ever was before.(Also because, in light of certain controversial events, people are looking out for it more.)

 

[Exejpgwmv]

I'm wondering why they don't just equip police with Tranquilizer Guns in certain situations.

They do actually.

But they're usually only given such guns when they're ordered to capture or chase away wild animals.

 

[DreadnoughtDT]

Why they'd bring assault rifles.

I'm wondering why they don't just equip police with Tranquilizer Guns in certain situations.

It's actually very hard to get the right dosage on a tranquilizer. It's not a one-size-fits-all system, a dose that simply knocks one person out could kill someone else or put them in a coma.

 

[LordOfDarkness]

I guess the point @VampireWicked was making was at least a tranquilizer gun would be more humane than an assault rifle.

 

[Demi-fiend]

I guess the point @VampireWicked was making was at least a tranquilizer gun would be more humane than an assault rifle.

Since when have cops (on the whole) acted humane recently?