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Originally Posted by OccultHawk
This ain’t Ireland, son. We can’t just go around eye-****ing the popo.
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WTF does that mean? Our police aren't even armed, usually.
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Originally Posted by The Batlord
It's basically a militaristic, zero-tolerance policy thing where the police are to assume the absolute worst in order to ensure the highest level of survivability for them since them getting shot and disabled would result in an armed danger to the community. It's basically what would make sense in a guerilla war zone.
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Isn't the motto To Serve and Protect? Didn't realise it was themselves they were trying to protect.
So basically, in training they're being told "If it even LOOKS like someone MIGHT have a gun or ANY weapon, no matter how small the possibility, SHOOT TO KILL?" Can't these guys even wound someone? I mean, it's still bad, but at least the innocent wouldn't be dying...