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Comment by bane

So for police it's a binary outcome? Either they handle a suspect and everthing is peaches and cream or they die?

You need to go spend some time in a police station, do some ride-alongs.

Here's a number, in 2012 ~53,000 officers were assaulted in the line of duty. Those assaults could have happened from arresting a dangerous gunman to booking a 130 pound 24 year old for B&E.

It's important to have perspective about what police do and deal with everyday. They aren't acting irrationally. There really are reasons for why they do what they do, even if we disagree with their actions.

parent bane 12 years ago

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