[Analcuck]

Originally Posted by foxfantastic ↗

I call that complacency. Why even invent things like pepper spray and tasers and tear gas when it is so much cheaper and expedient to just shoot people dead?

The reason Im arguing this is that, as Minnesota demonstrated, there are times when agents shoot people dead who weren't even a threat to begin with. I'm sure cops themselves don't like being put in a position where they have to kill someone either, only to later discover the dude was wielding a toy or a water gun. To kill someone who is not in the right frame of mind.

This cop did what he had to do with the tools at his disposal, I'm not deprecating his actions, but a hand to hand melee is NOT an unexpected turn of events in this line of work, which is why we have non-lethal methods of apprehension. We can do better.

I'm not allowed to respond to this with the level of ridicule and scorn called for, as it is outside the Water Cooler.

If you're going to virtue signal about modernity not doing enough to coddle violent criminals, feel free to design, fund, and field-test your own army of Robocops armed with fast-drying spray foam and bubble wrap for dangerous encounters, all on the off-chance some blue-haired idiot sets off bro-rage in a rogue agent who forgets their training.

[foxfantastic]

Originally Posted by Anal Dough ↗

I'm not allowed to respond to this with the level of ridicule and scorn called for, as it is outside the Water Cooler.

If you're going to virtue signal about modernity not doing enough to coddle violent criminals, feel free to design, fund, and field-test your own army of Robocops armed with fast-drying spray foam and bubble wrap for dangerous encounters, all on the off-chance some blue-haired idiot sets off bro-rage in a rogue agent who forgets their training.

Fair enough. I think Ive made my point.

[DegoLocc]

I noticed he locked the door to his house first, so his yapping dog wouldn't get stolen/run away. Hopefully he left enough food for it.

[rhubarb_king]

Literally brought a knife to a gun fight.
He deserved to die purely on principle.

[foxfantastic]

Originally Posted by ajs11961 ↗

Why haven't 'you' devised something to stop a maniac?
You can volunteer and do a ride-along with cops and handle a nut running at you with the machete and let us know how that works out. Heck, you could be a star on DR.

Sure. Someone has to observe and take notes in order to design these things. If they are good cops, they will do their job and protect me, and I'll be doing the same.

[foxfantastic]

Originally Posted by ajs11961 ↗

I guess if you were the cop you would have went to the trunk and got a bolo for the ankles, a rubber blankie to throw on the bad guy and some bear mace.
A male dressed as a female with full makeup and hair on gives me bad vibes....

Good, you got that off your chest.

[mr_feelgood]

Where the tasers at?
Pussy ass cops.
Betcha it was duller than kurt "no brain" Cobain's heroin spoon

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Originally Posted by foxfantastic ↗

I see your point, but this is 2026. Surely we can devise something that will stop someone in their tracks besides deadly force.

If beer spray and tasers dont hurt or stop, blame the drugs. They can be drug free first.

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And as fpr Minnesota, a vehicle is a weapon. Only difference between me and that officer... well I wouldn't have stood in front of it. But I damn sure would have hit her a dozen times

[Vampyre]

Dumb fuck
Now you're Swiss cheese