In Georgia Police Kill You !

[Commodore]

Wait, is it our job to risk death to protect their safety, or is it the other way around?

Depends on who you ask. If you ask a cop, they will say yes you should do everything to make them feel safe in a situation. Ask anyone else and you might get a different answer...

I know cops aren't technically soldiers, but I really think we as a society need to start treating them as soldiers when we are considering what kind of risk we want to put them in. A soldier, and the society he defends, come to accept the very real possibility of death as just another part of the job. I believe this same mentality should be applied to the police as well. Their mission, which in the case of the police is the proper application and enforcement of the law, should be a higher priority than the preservation of a given police officer's life.

I guess for me it all goes back to the fact that somewhere along the way, the police forgot they were public servants and starting caring more about themselves than their job. That kind of selfishness is fine for the average citizen, but if you want to be a public servant that means you need to make a commitment to place what is in the best interest of the public well above your own personal interests. Soldiers do it, for the most part firefighters do it, so I don't see why police officers are having such a hard time making that commitment.

 

[kramerfan86]

Agreed. Officers will point to the increased risk of injury and death to police officers as a justification for no knock warrants, but I really don't care. If a few more injured or dead cops is the price we have to pay to ensure crap like this doesn't happen, then so be it.

Honestly Id care if I believed it, but frankly to me no knocks increase the risk because a murderous guy really to fight the cops is likely going to get his gun and do it regardless of how they come in, but a no knock just means that innocent civilians will do it as well.

 

[Sommerswerd]

Depends on who you ask. If you ask a cop, they will say yes you should do everything to make them feel safe in a situation. Ask anyone else and you might get a different answer...

I know cops aren't technically soldiers, but I really think we as a society need to start treating them as soldiers when we are considering what kind of risk we want to put them in. A soldier, and the society he defends, come to accept the very real possibility of death as just another part of the job. I believe this same mentality should be applied to the police as well. Their mission, which in the case of the police is the proper application and enforcement of the law, should be a higher priority than the preservation of a given police officer's life.

I guess for me it all goes back to the fact that somewhere along the way, the police forgot they were public servants and starting caring more about themselves than their job. That kind of selfishness is fine for the average citizen, but if you want to be a public servant that means you need to make a commitment to place what is in the best interest of the public well above your own personal interests. Soldiers do it, for the most part firefighters do it, so I don't see why police officers are having such a hard time making that commitment.

This.

BTW this specific issue is being discussed In this thread.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Depends on who you ask. If you ask a cop, they will say yes you should do everything to make them feel safe in a situation. Ask anyone else and you might get a different answer...

I know cops aren't technically soldiers, but I really think we as a society need to start treating them as soldiers when we are considering what kind of risk we want to put them in. A soldier, and the society he defends, come to accept the very real possibility of death as just another part of the job. I believe this same mentality should be applied to the police as well. Their mission, which in the case of the police is the proper application and enforcement of the law, should be a higher priority than the preservation of a given police officer's life.

I guess for me it all goes back to the fact that somewhere along the way, the police forgot they were public servants and starting caring more about themselves than their job. That kind of selfishness is fine for the average citizen, but if you want to be a public servant that means you need to make a commitment to place what is in the best interest of the public well above your own personal interests. Soldiers do it, for the most part firefighters do it, so I don't see why police officers are having such a hard time making that commitment.

Maybe we could paint 'to protect and to serve' on the sides of their cars as a reminder...

Oh...

Wait.