Not the 1st, but the 1st admission of hesitation due to all the BS lately.

 

No taser?
Dont have to kill, but surely they have non-lethal weapons on them, no?

 

No taser?
Dont have to kill, but surely they have non-lethal weapons on them, no?

He was a detective and likely not wearing a duty belt. So, no, probably did not have a Taser on him or any other less than lethal weapon.

 

People have been killed by tasers. Police have lost their jobs over tasers. And tasers aren't always effective.

 

Yes, that is true.
But i'd rather risk it with a taser (I'd be interested in how many times/what sort of % of taser incidents involving police are fatal) than be stripped of my gun and beaten unconscious with it. (since he had zero desire to use his service pistol)

 

Yeah I agree with that too.

 

He should have capped him. Its a shame cops will get hurt bad because of this crap.

 

Another dupe... is it Groundhog Day or something?

http://www.carolinashootersclub.com/index.php?threads/Birmingham-Police-Officer-Beaten.200276/

 

This is where it gets ugly. Civilians (certain civilians) declare war on the police. Police respond with prejudice (actions, laws, regulations) and the rest of us get caught (or caught up) in the crossfire. Yes, some of this has been brewing a long time, but I personally feel someone is stirring the pot and turning up the flame. I don't think it would reach this point on it's own. Actually, I feel it would idle back to simmer if it ran it's own course.

 

Being afraid to shoot criminals would take all the fun out of being a cop. It should be in the job description "Shoot all the idiots that charge or get aggressive with you with the understanding that this is a perk of the job."

Curt

 

The first victim or a clear demonstration that police simply can't handle situation without killing civilians?

I appreciate all the support police, but the trend where civilian life is worth nothing and police person life is worth everything make me doubt who exactly is serving.

Yep, police work is risky, but this exactly why they have good benefits and additional legal protection. An attempt to have benefits and delegate all the risk to civilians is a kind of attempt to climb a furtree and don't scrach the butt.

 

I blame the media. Well, They aren't the only pot stirrers (Sharpton, Jackson) , but they carry a TON of blame. They can sculpt the US's "tone". But its a double edged sword. I don't think that the people that needed justice would get it if their story wasn't out there. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. I still think MSM sucks. FWIW.

 

As I said in another post, the breakdown of civic institutions is a classic symptom of the times and cycle were in. It will eventually get better, but it's going to get worse first and will take years.