American police officers have one of the most difficult jobs in the world and I’m not sure how they can be expected to do their jobs if they’re not allowed to protect themselves from perceived deadly threats.
Not true. It’s not even in the top ten most dangerous jobs in America:
I said most difficult, not most dangerous. Cops have to make split-second decisions that can make them either heroes or villains or dead. I couldn’t do it and neither could you, but someone has to.
I didn’t say I could do it. I’m just pointing out all of the hideous examples that are in this profession and how they almost always get away with their crimes.
EDIT: I should add, though, that I could easily get a job as a police officer. I’d be terrible at it, but I could get that job. That’s the problem. The standards are low and there’s next to no accountability.
That cop was in no danger and he shot an underage person sixteen times needlessly. I’m tired of cops operating on a >different moral plane than us. If I had done this to someone, I’d be in jail for the rest of my life for murder. This >fucker should be too. Cops should be held to a higher standard, not a lower one. If they perceive a deadly threat >where there is none, then their asses should be in prison.
So when is it okay for a police officer to shoot a suspect who’s wielding a knife? After it’s already stuck in the cop’s ribs?
I think they should wrestle it out of the suspect’s hands, especially when there’s multiple cops there.
The idea that a cop should have to risk getting stabbed to deal with someone wielding a knife is ludicrous. If someone charges a cop with a knife, I have no problem with them getting shot. If the suspect is just sitting there holding a knife and refuses to disarm after multiple commands, Tase them and then disarm them.
After watching the video, there was no reason to shoot even once in my opinion, let alone empty your clip into someone who’s on the ground immobilized. That kid wasn’t making any threatening motions when he was on his feet and once he went down, he stayed down.
This is why I’m in favor of undefeatable dash cam and body cam footage (with audio) for all officers.