Doug Holland to THE POLICE PROBLEMEnglish • 1 year agoAuthorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video showsweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14arrow-up1176arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkAuthorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video showsweb.archive.orgDoug Holland to THE POLICE PROBLEMEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square14file-text
minus-square@BoxerDevillinkEnglish17•1 year agoThe thing is, they have no duty to stop him before he kills someone.
minus-square@JimmyeatsausagelinkEnglish19•1 year agoIn 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•1 year agoThey have no duty to stop him even as he is killing someone
minus-squarechaogomulinkfedilink12•1 year agoNo 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•1 year agoThey don’t appear to have any duties at all.
minus-square@CaptainProtonlinkEnglish4•1 year agoTheir 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.
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