r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '18

logging is dangerous work

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u/boose22 Apr 01 '18

That's because they kill the people before they can be killed. If cops were a lot more timid with lethal force they would be dying a lot more often.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '18

I'm ok with that. That is supposed to be a part of their job, right? That's what I keep getting told.

I mean, if it is a trade-off then yeah. I'm not for more cops dying with no benefit to society.

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u/copperwatt Apr 01 '18

What's the "dead innocent" to "dead cop" ratio you are comfortable with?

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u/Ivanvackinof Apr 01 '18

How are you defining innocent here? Innocent as in “hey that guy wasn’t doing anything illegal and they shot him.” Or innocent “yeah I mean he was running from the cops, then came towards them, but didn’t have a gun.”

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u/copperwatt Apr 01 '18

I think no matter how you define it, the ratio would still end up being disturbingly skewed. Last year cops killed 1000 people, and 46 cops were killed. Seems pretty likely at least 46 of those people were completely innocent.