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In reply to the discussion: I'm gonna say it: I think cops could have been shot by RW agitators [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)who are entrusted with PROTECTING people, the ones whose salaries the people pay and trust with their safety.
So to repeat, because clearly you are confusing expectations regarding common criminals and what is expected of those they people hire to protect them from common criminals, who BECOME the very threat they are hired to prevent.
Now that this has been cleared up, I will say it again:
"civilians are shot and killed on an alarmingly frequent basis in this country"
And I will add what you obviously did not understand, 'by those entrusted to protect them'.
Contrast the horrendous record of cops killing civilians with the records of other civilized nations where years can go by without a single killing of a civilian by cops.
I've seen this tactic used lots of times in an attempt to distract from the MAIN ISSUE.
That far too many of those hired to protect the public have become part of that very threat themselves.
We are very aware of murders in this country. That is not the topic here.
Adding to the pain of the loss of a loved one, is the absence of justice when the killer is a cop.
There will be NO justice for the victims of cop killers.
At least, small comfort though it may be, victims of common criminals do often get some justice when the killers are caught and punished.