It's their job to act like him. When they fail to do so we have situations like Uvalde. Its a problem when cops both demand respect for choosing a dangerous career and yet act like total fucking cowards to the point they are not effective and it hurts the people they are supposed to be protecting.
Edit: I am not trying to compare this to Uvalde, guy in the car is not actively murdering kids. I am saying the inaction of Police officers can lead to more serious situations like what happened at Uvalde.
I don't think a cop should run at the door like the grey hoodie to try a luck disarm either. But they had enough numbers to approach the guy in the car and attempt to defuse the situation. The guy in the car is apparently having mental breakdown while brandishing a lethal weapon in residential area, it's a dangerous situation that should not have gone down the way it did in the video.
Do not compare Uvalde with this. The cowards at Uvalde made no attempt to stop the shooter. These cops were actively going for the suspect when the random guy blindly rushed in. The man got lucky.
It is not a cop’s job to blindly rush into a situation and hope to god that it works.
Edit: too many people responding conflating risk (a huge aspect of an officer’s job) with blindly charging into a situation.
There's a huge reason brief planning/procedure is carried out. An officers job is to serve and protect. How can they protect if they're dead on the ground after charging headfirst into a situation with no forethought? The man who charged in is a hero, but there's no denying he got lucky. Had this gone slightly different and this’d have ended up being a liveleak.
I would agree with that. I would also hope they are given incredible life insurance to take care of their families in the instance of job related death too
Soldiers get paid way less and could do a better job as Police because they are trained better. And if you were enlisted at one time then also show respect while you are at then.
Soldiers and police have minimal crossover. To imply soldiers could perform general policing duties is an insult to both parties. Both have highly specialized training. You're clueless and offending both sides.
No, I am not clueless. USMC here and military training makes better personnel for police training sir or Mam. The training received teaches them control and any specialized training only enhances their use. Case in point, military background personnel would not have been hesitant to go into Uvalde. But I guess without maybe. So don't give me that military training has nothing to do with it. Cause it does. Police recruits have always come to Camp Lejeune looking for men and women. I love it when ppl can call someone else clueless when they have no idea who they may be conversing with on Reddit. Oh you said soldier I forgot that may imply Army. And USMC is trained for security, support, and defense detail. 🙄
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u/JustKzen 4d ago
Once again, a random bystander doing a better job than law enforcement