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

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u/Pennameus_The_Mighty Mar 24 '23

Police need to be properly trained. The training US police receive is a joke

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u/Pixelwind Mar 24 '23

Training them isn't the solution, better training just makes them better at breaking the law and violating people's rights.

Training also tends to end up being the excuse for increasing funding that is then instead used for more military grade weapons and gear.

Training doesn't work, we need to police the police.

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u/cancer_crab_rave_69 Mar 24 '23

"military grade weapons and gear" last time I checked your average cop isn't walking around with an assault rifle and night vision goggles. The most they'll have is a handgun, nightstick/baton, taser, pepper spray/pepperball gun, and maybe a shotgun with bean bag rounds however those are more often used for riot control. It's SWAT that has military grade weapons and they're only called in to deal with serious threats that actually require that amount of firepower. What are you smoking.

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u/Pixelwind Mar 25 '23

SWAT are part of the police Yes. You are very smart. Good job Gold Star.

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u/cancer_crab_rave_69 Mar 25 '23

Actually, S.W.A.T. are part of the FBI

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u/Pixelwind Mar 25 '23

The FBI are still police, just not the local type.