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There is no reason for run-of-the-mill beat cops to have unlimited access to lethal weapons. (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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The vast majority of interactions with the public can be taken care of with non-lethal means, tasers, etc... (if any are even necessary).

Lethal weapons should be in a remote lock holster in their cruiser, and must be unlocked remotely by a supervisor on a per-case basis depending on the facts at hand (suspect's history, potential risk, etc...)

Maybe that's pie in the sky optimism, I don't know.

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[–] 1 point 2 months ago

Right, which is why one in fifty cops gets to keep a gun. To hunt down the psycho who thinks that's a good idea and come home afterwards for doing what his job actually is as per the social contract.

I can hate cops as they are today but still want for the actual safety of the public through the proven institution of "policing." No, not the glorified slave-catchers American cops are, but real police.

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