@2Echo68Whiskey what’s up?
TX DPS DIR. on the news
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@Thumprhare @2Echo68Whiskey
But srsly-what exactly were you expecting? That they're going to DO something? That they're going to change a POLICY or something? C'mon! You Know Better.
@Thumprhare @2Echo68Whiskey
The problem is the recruitment & training. They're not selecting or training ppl to enter a situation with the intent of deescalation. They're selecting/training ppl to exert control-at all cost. Shooting unarmed ppl in the back, beating the FK out of & killing black/brown ppl & bragging about it, standing around outside a dangerous environment. Sorry-GTFO.
@Thumprhare @2Echo68Whiskey In this particular case-I agree. but the gun laws shld never have permitted an 18 yo to buy that weapon. The job of most cops is to protect property-not ppl. In point of fact-they have no duty to protect anyone: https://mises.org/power-market/police-have-no-duty-protect-you-federal-court-affirms-yet-again These cops obviously were aware of this. So why the FK they were given all that $$ is truly beyond me.
@FayreLylith I understand and hear you. I agree with you about the ability to buy these weapons. These cops were scared…if they can’t perform the job they need a new job.
And we really need to stop this militarized police force. Like I said it’s like posers saying they are Barney bad asses, then when the shit hit the fan they did not do their job.
And if any LEO says ‘well I just protect property not people’—they need a new job. (I do get the point you weee making)
@Thumprhare @2Echo68Whiskey I'm with you on that-stop miltarizing them, STOP allowing them to murder unarmed/nonthreatening ppl; STOP giving them so much money. But it has to go beyond just the cops-our society creates these crisis by not providing healthcare, housing, education as human rights. You let the population suffer to this degree-you're creating your own problems & using untrained, albeit well armed a-holes to "control" the situation.
@FayreLylith correct and agreed
@FayreLylith that situation there is no deescalation—LEO should have done their j-o-b and pressed in but they all seem to have that alligator mouth problem. They walk the path of a ‘warrior’ without realizing what means…plus this whole warrior ethos in civilian forces is dangerous imo.
I think we need a police force trained like Europe. 2-6 years of training….intense psychological testing…etc etc. it’s a whole system overall needed.
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