• AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    And when they do get that call, many cops say, they’ve likely spent more time learning about their department’s sexual-harassment policy than about gunfighting.

    Yes, that’s totally the underlying cause of all the issues facing police officers today.

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    It seems in this particular situation the office was out armed and out positioned.

    People: “We have to do something about shool shootings!”

    Conservatives: “It’s not a gun issue it’s a mental health issue”.

    People: “Ok let’s do something about mental health!”.

    Conservatives: “It’s not a mental health issue, it’s an office training issue.”

    People: “Ok lets train officers better!”

    Conservatives: “… no …”

    Ad infinitum.

    Of course the officer’s mistake here was being the only office on site doing nothing, rather than having 400 officers on site doing nothing.

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      According to the article there were seven other officers on site doing nothing, but Peterson was charged because his position as school resource officer made him an exception to previous rulings that officers don’t have an obligation to protect anyone.