Police Brutality?

[SIPNGAS]

I'm sorry. I know there are "bad" cops out there but c'mon. They are out there walking the streets dealing with the worst of the worst most of the time.

Just yesterday two foot patrol officers were gunned down by an 18 year old on a bike in Milwaukee, WI. HE just rode his bike up to them and started shooting, the poor cops had no idea what hit them. They were both shot multiple times, in the face as well as other places. They both survived...but who knows in what condition they will be in when they recover.

Can you really blame police officers for being a bit quick with the trigger? Put yourself in their shoes. Sure there are some bad ones but the majority of them do it for the RIGHT reasons - to protect and serve. Somebody post a story about what goes on EVERY DAY...a police officer somewhere HELPING someone.

This guy would have shot the cop in front of him without blinking an eye. I say they did a GREAT job...because if he wasn't pointing it at the cops, he would have been pointing it at a store clerk or an old lady walking her dog.

[Deltasix]

Originally Posted by SIPNGAS

Can you really blame police officers for being a bit quick with the trigger? Put yourself in their shoes. Sure there are some bad ones but the majority of them do it for the RIGHT reasons....

If they are quick on the trigger unnecessarily, yes, I can blame them. I don't put myself in their shoes because I didn't sign up for that kind of job. The people who do, and are trained to react in life or death situations need to be held to the highest standard. If I'm going to give someone permission to use deadly force, their record has to be 100% clean, and they have to be able to be calm under pressure, not trigger happy.