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Bystanders, cop shot as NYPD opens fire on alleged fare-beater in Brooklyn subway
(www.nbcnewyork.com)
this post was submitted on 18 Sep 2024
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Honestly? The guy had a knife, which might have injured one of the cops, maybe. US police are far too afraid for their own safety, and automatically reach for their gun when they think there might be the slightest minor chance that they could be in a little bit of danger.
If being in dangerous situations makes you open fire in a crowd of random innocent people, then you should not be a cop. Cops need to learn to accept the risks they signed up for, de-escalate, and protect the public before they obsess over protecting themselves. I know protecting the public is not technically their job, but opening fire in a crowded subway is laughably irresponsible, and should be an immediate fireable offense.
Holy damn, this has got to be the worst take I've read all day/week.
I know in video games, a knife generally doesn't do much damage but... Just... Wow.
Go outside.
Even in video games, a knife is typically pretty deadly. It's an instant kill if you stab someone in the back in a few games.
Fair, I play more RPGs and whatnot where a knife takes 4 years to injure someone. (Though, a bad sword can take just as long because, I dunno, it's too dull to chop through this peasant's leather tunic? Goddamnit Ultima.)