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Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch
I'm receptive to this. I took the article at face value that the officer's gun discharged when he bumped into the woman in the dark, and that's premature.
BTW, I am always receptive to the argument that the city has hell to pay. I don't object to civil liability for the acts of cops. What I object to is the idea that criminal charges or termination should follow based on a bad outcome plus the idea that any idiot could have done it better. When it comes to cops and violence, we act like we can hire a guy to burn a pile of leaves in the backyard and then get him arrested for being an arsonist when the fire burns out of control. Or it looks like he's enjoying it a little too much. What cops do, they do with our delegated authority, and we should own up to what that frequently means.
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I don't think any idiot can do it better, but I do think they are in a position of higher trust where more should be expected of them. As with elected officials. More criminal cases should be brought against cops.
I have finally found a contemporary soul mate of yours on state's rights - I'd suggest you talk eighth amendment jurisprudence with
Justice Woolard.
