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Roc2020

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27. Could it seriously be that modern policing is as outdated as landlines?
Fri Apr 16, 2021, 01:54 PM
Apr 2021

If they can't prevent mass murderers even after being warned, but can mace soldiers, shoot people over air fresheners, strangle a man with their knee and shooting 13yr olds.. I mean I'm not for defunding and abolish the police but it does make me wonder if armed uniformed cops driving patrol cars are relevant or necessary.

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AGAIN. WarGamer Apr 2021 #1
Young guy in his 20s is all I've seen soothsayer Apr 2021 #6
Prevent it how? Effete Snob Apr 2021 #12
thanks. that AND mental health situations. stopdiggin Apr 2021 #15
Exactly. The law says a bad guy with a gun is presumed a good guy right up until he opens fire. Midnight Writer Apr 2021 #16
Depends on the gun Effete Snob Apr 2021 #20
check out the posts below on red flag laws nt orleans Apr 2021 #39
They are profoundly misinformed Effete Snob Apr 2021 #44
Family member equals "another individual" dpibel Apr 2021 #58
It "can" Effete Snob Apr 2021 #61
Some states have "red flag" laws to try to address this. IL Dem Apr 2021 #31
NY has red flag laws. If a family member wnylib Apr 2021 #33
That's not actually true Effete Snob Apr 2021 #40
I did not say that there was no process wnylib Apr 2021 #47
IMHO we need to focus on regulating gun ownership Effete Snob Apr 2021 #59
Take away their guns. Red flag laws work SoonerPride Apr 2021 #37
Indiana HAS a red flag law Effete Snob Apr 2021 #41
If only the police Miguelito Loveless Apr 2021 #2
+1000 MoonRiver Apr 2021 #4
THIS malaise Apr 2021 #5
exactly gopiscrap Apr 2021 #8
+1, they're supper afraid of us and every other person gets shot uponit7771 Apr 2021 #9
Oh and don't forget elderly dementia patients Blue Owl Apr 2021 #10
Yep, all of those terrifying "thugs" who make them Miguelito Loveless Apr 2021 #46
Maybe instead of spending money on militarizing the police csziggy Apr 2021 #19
That won't solve the gun violence issue AZProgressive Apr 2021 #22
Are other countries better at helping with mental health issures? csziggy Apr 2021 #25
1% of gun homicides is committed by someone with a SMI AZProgressive Apr 2021 #30
You don't have to have a diagnosed wnylib Apr 2021 #55
No I am Canadian and we are not better at helping with mental illness Bev54 Apr 2021 #57
Well, we could start by hiring fewer cops Miguelito Loveless Apr 2021 #48
I actually support the policy of reducing police budgets AZProgressive Apr 2021 #50
Agreed. Miguelito Loveless Apr 2021 #52
Yes, that was what was behind the "Defund the Police" movement csziggy Apr 2021 #63
Perhaps we could fire all the people who "train" Miguelito Loveless Apr 2021 #45
Or perhaps Swedish police instructors csziggy Apr 2021 #62
You are correct Miguelito Loveless Apr 2021 #65
They protected his 2A rights. When does this end?? gibraltar72 Apr 2021 #3
It doesn't end. Any attempt at ending it provokes a massive backlash, Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #29
Unfortunately dianaredwing Apr 2021 #54
I think... Mike Nelson Apr 2021 #7
Family members know best. Probatim Apr 2021 #11
Absolutely when a family member is warning..... 7wo7rees Apr 2021 #13
and even here -- you were a bit LUCKY to actually stopdiggin Apr 2021 #17
So very true. Did not find out till much later he nearly killed our mother. 7wo7rees Apr 2021 #28
I'm so sorry for what you and your family endured Wicked Blue Apr 2021 #43
Thank you.. appreciate the kind thoughts. 7wo7rees Apr 2021 #49
What should law enforcement do about that? Effete Snob Apr 2021 #14
The police could refer you to the appropriate human service csziggy Apr 2021 #21
"North Carolina teenager prompts 911 calls after practicing ROTC routine outside" Effete Snob Apr 2021 #23
hey. I'm calling the cops on this guy too. stopdiggin Apr 2021 #32
And.... cannabis_flower Apr 2021 #38
he did. and chose not too. ??? (nt) stopdiggin Apr 2021 #42
If the danger is imminent Miguelito Loveless Apr 2021 #51
People Control, Not Gun Control Sancho Apr 2021 #18
I think that could work very well, but I don't believe... Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #35
read this book... Sancho Apr 2021 #60
It would have been an intolerable infringement of his freedumb if anyone had acted on that. Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #24
If we had red flag laws they could have kicked in hauckeye Apr 2021 #26
Could it seriously be that modern policing is as outdated as landlines? Roc2020 Apr 2021 #27
Domestic violence and mass murders are inextricably linked. littlemissmartypants Apr 2021 #34
Cops couldn't do anything beyond maybe talking to him Warpy Apr 2021 #36
How Many Times Has This Story Played Out? DallasNE Apr 2021 #53
Sorry, I tried reading this thread, but I just couldn't make it even halfway. NBachers Apr 2021 #56
For what it is worth Takket Apr 2021 #64
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