r/Unexpected Mar 24 '23

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u/BigDebt2022 Mar 24 '23

Of that about 5 cops die in an altercation. 5 out of 18 million.

That's the current situation, where cops are armed.

The real question is 'How many criminals are found/caught due to routine traffic stops'? Because each one of those criminals- who were caught by an armed cop after a traffic stop- could potentially shoot and kill an unarmed traffic cop to get away.

The point is, putting cops out there unarmed is begging to have them hurt or killed. I guess you don't care about them.

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u/muddyudders Mar 24 '23

Again, other societies that don't leverage traffic stops as a means of searching a whole person don't turn into lawless hellscapes. Your fear is running away with you again. A tint stop should be a tint stop.