“While attempting to take the man into custody, he did not comply with multiple commands to stop, and he physically resisted when troopers tried to remove him from the car,” a state police statement said.
    “Troopers shot the man when he continued to drive in a manner that placed officers in imminent danger,” the statement continued.

    Why kill him, though? Why even try to pull him out of the car? Cops have the perp cornered in his car, so why didn’t they let the air out of all four tires, and sit in the squad car eating doughnuts until he gets bored and gives up?

    • @Daisyifyoudo
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      101 year ago

      Nah, we still need police. But literally only a small fraction of what we have now. And a fraction of the budget allotted to them. And a MASSIVE retooling of the hiring process. We need to hire good, empathetic, smart people who want to serve and protect. Not these highschool C student bullies looking for everyone around them to respect their authoritah

      • @surewhynotlem
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        21 year ago

        Empathetic people would burn out from the exposure to the horrible parts of society. None of them would opt into this.

        • @Daisyifyoudo
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          I think your take on empathy is a bit oversimplified. Most people exhibit qualities of empathy. It’s not just one size one shape.

    • Phoenixz
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      11 year ago

      That’s not how reality works. You NEED police. The problem is that in the USA you don’t have police, you basically have a government funded maffia with thug enforcers.

      How about “restructure police”? Much better. You’ll actually end up with a service that serves and protects

      • Alien Nathan Edward
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        51 year ago

        We’d be more open to that sort of compromise if it didn’t always end in giving them more money and more latitude in murdering us.

        • Phoenixz
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          11 year ago

          That is not compromising, that is actually fixing the problem. Right now the problems, as I see them, with the US police are:

          • there is a police union that will protect even the worst offenders
          • Police forces do little to curb racism and or sexism
          • police officers recieve little to no training in anything, even in handling their guns, let alone de-escalation handling
          • there are many police officers that simply don’t have the skills or intelligence tondo their work properly
          • there is a Rambo / cowboy culture
          • police squads are flooded with ex-military materials and weapons

          None of these problems are insurmountable. Lets looks at each problem, and fix them

          That is not comprising, that is fixing the issues

    • @ChicoSuave
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      Charge people to be police. They want the extra privilege of qualified immunity? Pay for a limited license to operate as a peace officer.

      • @kmkz_ninja
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        41 year ago

        What if we reframed your weird argument as liability insurace?

      • @anlumo
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        11 year ago

        So if I want to kill somebody, I just have to pay up first?