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[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 109 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)

Violence is often the solution, but it shouldn't be the first solution we try.

It's stupid to assert that law enforcement should be completely unarmed. There's absolutely legitimate situations where it's in the public's best interest. Now, the situations that do require it aren't super common, but they exist.

[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 66 points 5 months ago (3 children)

In the US at least, law enforcement is overarmed. We'd cut back on a lot of unnecessary violence if, say, officers kept their guns in the trunk rather than on their hip.

[–] themoken@startrek.website 38 points 5 months ago

Police Union: How could you trample on the sacred rights of the police to escalate any situation into multiple fatalities?

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