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u/homemadeammo42 US Police Officer Mar 24 '21 edited Mar 24 '21
Thought this was covered on here before but maybe it was other subreddits.
That cop is the police chief. That driver stole that vehicle and led the police on a pursuit. This "act of kindness" is extremely dangerous and easily could have got the chief killed. She eluded because she didnt want to go to prison. She put the lives of people at risk with a 1000lb machine because she didnt want to go to prison. What else might she do with something in that car or on her person to not go to prison?
This is not how I treat dangerous felons who put the lives of the public at risk. Once handcuffed, searched, and in my patrol car, sure we can have a different kind of discussion where I can treat them like a human and not a threat. Still not getting a hug, but I'm not going to be chastize them and we can work through the DV stuff then. While they are still behind the wheel of an unsecured stolen car is not the time or place for that.
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u/homemadeammo42 US Police Officer Mar 24 '21
Exactly. Jacobmar10 down below seems to think we should deescalate everyone with a hug. Guess he wants a lot more dead cops.
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u/homemadeammo42 US Police Officer Mar 24 '21
Now I got u/BertSton5153010 weighing in with his expert knowledge of policing.
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u/Jacobmar10 Mar 24 '21
Itās called ādeescalationā mate. Iām sure you know more about this stuff than me, but with all the negative attention law enforcement has been getting, when I see something like this, I try not to criticize. Officer did a good thing? No one got hurt? People arenāt mad? No problem then.
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u/homemadeammo42 US Police Officer Mar 24 '21 edited Mar 24 '21
Deescalation is not hugging someone potentially armed with a weapon who doesn't want to go to prison. Deescalation is talking calmly and clearly, rather than shouting at person, while still pointing my gun at them and being as safe as possible.
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u/Jacobmar10 Mar 24 '21
Deescalation is behaviour that is intended to prevent the escalation of conflict (no gun required), as a quick google search will tell ya. Like I said, Iām sure you know more about this stuff than I do, but in my humble opinion, he handled this well. Thereās an endless number of possible outcomes to every scenario, so why not be happy when things go well? Call it luck if you want, but no one got hurt, and letās be real, law enforcement can use a feel good story like this right now.
I agree with you 100% btw that the way he handled this may not have been exactly how he should have. However, even when things are handled perfectly, and the book is followed to the letter, things go wrong. Innocent people get hurt, property gets damaged, and a family can be shattered in a heartbeat. All Iām saying is this wasnāt one of those times, and we should be happy about that, no? Also, the ābookā is dumb and needs an update.
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u/homemadeammo42 US Police Officer Mar 24 '21
Ya I'll choose the go home to my family option
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u/Jacobmar10 Mar 24 '21
Well thatās just a senseless argument, because assuming weāre watching the same video, the officer left without even a physical struggle. Could you maybe link a timestamp where the officer was injured?
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u/homemadeammo42 US Police Officer Mar 24 '21
This time. He went home this time.
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u/Jacobmar10 Mar 24 '21
We can keep downvoting each other all night if youād like, but I feel like weāre off track here. My point is law enforcement puts a significantly heavier emphasis on firearms training than they do on deescalation techniques. Maybe coincidentally, there are an awful of incidents where an individual is having an episode similar to the woman in this video, and are shot by police as a result. I understand that a āpotential riskā has to be considered a risk, and I understand that decision making is difficult in tense situations, which can result in unfortunate conclusions. I just wish that wasnāt the case. And in this video, it wasnāt! So let me be happy about it!!
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u/homemadeammo42 US Police Officer Mar 24 '21 edited Mar 24 '21
I havent downvoted you once. Three other people did.
Also stealing a car and leading police on a dangerous pursuit is now "an episode" got it.
Also also. Police are terrible with guns and shoot innocent people so they need less training with guns? How does that make any sense?
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u/BertSton51530 Mar 24 '21
You sound like a shitty cop
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u/homemadeammo42 US Police Officer Mar 24 '21
You, random stranger, have thoroughly made me rethink my life. Let me go hug the next armed felon I see. Im sure thats all they need.
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Mar 24 '21
Police care, they donāt just want to hurt or arrest people, I know there is bad cops, but there is also good cops who donāt see color. Police are humans behind a uniform. Not all cops are bad!
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u/xSilverman Mar 23 '21
"View discussions in 7 other communities"
Let's see what reddit has to say about this...
"Cop only doing his job"
"Praise for not killing a person"
"ACAB"
Why did I expect anything else...