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LWolf

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3. Should

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Thu Sep 29, 2016, 07:49 AM

Sep 2016

police officers be required to abstain from shooting people?

Should the majority of law enforcement officers, like those in at least 5 other countries, patrol unarmed?

If I were not headed to work, if I had time to monitor a thread, my second question would make a great OP for discussion, imo.

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This shouldn't even BE a gawd damned question... [View all] MrScorpio Sep 2016 OP

You got that right. TexasProgresive Sep 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author lillypaddle Sep 2016 #2

Should LWolf Sep 2016 #3

Amen and Amen!!! Que the copolagist in 5..... 4..... 3.... uponit7771 Sep 2016 #4

That totally misses the point of shooting them in the first place Orrex Sep 2016 #5

Exactly madokie Sep 2016 #6

Agreed Gothmog Sep 2016 #7

Yep. Their duty to apprehend suspected criminals shouldn't end after they've pulled the trigger. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2016 #8

The most distrubing thing about this whole topic is that police have taken over the power and... Nitram Sep 2016 #9