Originally Posted by
ShotgunDawg
Some decent ideas here.
- I'm fine with legalizing Marijuana but addictive drugs higher than Marijuana have no place in society. 90% of crime is drug related. So, it isn't a victimless crime. Not even close.
- It's important to remember that the cop has a right to protect themselves & go home to their family. By law, a cop has a +1 rule when it comes to altercations to give the cop in the upper hand. If the criminal has a fist, the cop gets a baton. If the criminal has a bat, the cop gets a taser, if the criminal has a taser, the cop gets a guy. The cop has the right to a +1.
- I don't know what heavy cop equipment is even an issue here. None of that has been used in any of these cases. If anything, that equipment works far more as a deterrent than it's actually used
- If having a guy is within the +1 law, then lethal force is absolutely on the table. If it's just a traffic stop, then probably not.
Some good ideas here, but I think it's important to realize that the cop has a right to live & protect himself as well.