Doug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoAuthorities knew Maine shooter was a threat but felt confronting him was unsafe, video showsweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1172arrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBoxerDevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down5·2 years agoThe thing is, they have no duty to stop him before he kills someone.
minus-squareJimmyeatsausage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 years 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-squareirreticent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 years agoI know. My point still stands.
minus-squareironeagl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·2 years agoThey have no duty to stop him even as he is killing someone
minus-squarechaogomu@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 years 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-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoThey don’t appear to have any duties at all.
minus-squareCaptainProton@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years 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.
minus-squareDarkGamer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 years agoYup. Thanks, supreme court!
minus-squareThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agoNo legal* duty
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