Doug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 个月前Authorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video showsweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkAuthorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video showsweb.archive.orgDoug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 个月前message-square14fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBoxerDevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down5·9 个月前The thing is, they have no duty to stop him before he kills someone.
minus-squareJimmyeatsausage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·9 个月前In the US, they don’t even have a duty to stop him after he kills someone. Police have no duty or requirement to protect civilians.
minus-squareirreticent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·9 个月前I know. My point still stands.
minus-squareironeagl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·9 个月前They have no duty to stop him even as he is killing someone
minus-squarechaogomu@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·9 个月前No duty, even after he’s killed a few people, and working to kill more. Maybe we should re-label mass shooters to something like “climate protesters”. Those are words that always receive a massive police response.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 个月前They don’t appear to have any duties at all.
minus-squareCaptainProton@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 个月前Their only duties are administrative. Draw lines with chalk, collect evidence, fill out paperwork. The only person who can be trusted to defend your life is yourself, unfortunately.
minus-squareThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·9 个月前No legal* duty
Cowards.
The thing is, they have no duty to stop him before he kills someone.
In the US, they don’t even have a duty to stop him after he kills someone. Police have no duty or requirement to protect civilians.
I know. My point still stands.
They have no duty to stop him even as he is killing someone
No duty, even after he’s killed a few people, and working to kill more.
Maybe we should re-label mass shooters to something like “climate protesters”. Those are words that always receive a massive police response.
They don’t appear to have any duties at all.
Their only duties are administrative. Draw lines with chalk, collect evidence, fill out paperwork.
The only person who can be trusted to defend your life is yourself, unfortunately.
Yup. Thanks, supreme court!
No legal* duty