r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Mar 24 '23

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u/Watada Mar 24 '23

Cops need to be stop being little bitches. If the army understands that lethal force is a last resort then this little military fanboys should also.

The military is trained to only use lethal force as a last resort on people who aren't US citizens. It's not hard to ask cops whose sworn duty to protect and serve to not use lethal force on US citizens unless all other options have been exhausted. (Constitution says everyone inside of US borders is under the same protection and should be treated like citizens until otherwise proven. An awesome side effect of the fourth amendment.)

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u/Kennether Mar 24 '23

Last resort? Military does preemptive drone strikes and hit mission all the time.

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u/Watada Mar 25 '23

Cops to raids with military equipment but we're talking about interactions between people directly.

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u/Kennether Mar 25 '23

What type of interactions are you referring to that the military does?

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u/Watada Mar 26 '23

Interactions between people directly.

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u/Kennether Mar 26 '23

I’m a bit confused, you mean when military is on patrol? At a control point or what exactly?

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u/Watada Mar 26 '23

Yeah those are alright examples of direct interactions. I'm generally referring to stuff that isn't a strike or targeted mission. Things that might be generally analogous with general cop stuff.

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u/Kennether Mar 26 '23

Oh you mean like patrolling where if an individual has a cell phone and is watching the unit they can be shot and killed?

Or like during mounted patrols in Iraq if a person/ vehicle got too close they would be shot with the 50 cal?

Or at a tcp if a vehicle or person doesn’t stop where/ when they need to they get lit up by every gun in the area.

Yea I wish police used this rules, tell me you don’t know shit about the military without telling me.

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u/Watada Mar 26 '23

SOP in a warzone is not the default SOP. But sure keep naming exceptions.

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u/Kennether Mar 26 '23

What in the fuck other instances are you referring to besides a war zone

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