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[-] entwine413@lemm.ee 111 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Violence is often the solution, but it shouldn't be the first solution we try.

It's stupid to assert that law enforcement should be completely unarmed. There's absolutely legitimate situations where it's in the public's best interest. Now, the situations that do require it aren't super common, but they exist.

[-] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 64 points 1 week ago

In the US at least, law enforcement is overarmed. We'd cut back on a lot of unnecessary violence if, say, officers kept their guns in the trunk rather than on their hip.

[-] themoken@startrek.website 38 points 1 week ago

Police Union: How could you trample on the sacred rights of the police to escalate any situation into multiple fatalities?

[-] ouch@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

Or you could do what Finland does, and make an independent investigation every time the police shoots someone.

[-] entwine413@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

That's definitely fair

[-] PyroNeurosis 8 points 1 week ago

So, a such a situation would require Special Weapons? And maybe Tactics?

SWAT teams exist ostensibly for this reason, but arming everyone works too.

[-] Fredthefishlord 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That works a lot better in countries where everyone and their mom doesn't have a gun. Though good god we don't train cops enough to justify giving them a gun

Violence is always the solution. If there's an example for major changes implemented without at least an implicit threat of violence, that's the absolute exception. All big changes always require (the threat of) violence.

this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2025
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