Atlanta Shooting

[Gman]

The chief never quit she just stepped down as Chief hut still works for the department

I got the impression she worked for the govt. and volunteered to be the chief and now she's looking for another home within the govt.

[BlasterBob]

Typically, a law is broken then the offender RESISTS being arrested and/or being cuffed. Simply don’t break the law and you won’t have to be concerned about interaction with a LEO that may be having a shitty day.

[O2HeN2]

I'm a little surprised that no department has had the entire force call-in sick for about a week to put a stop to the insanity.

Sooner or later this will start happening. It has to, the professional victims have given the cops no choice.

O2

[Irving]

Typically, a law is broken then the offender RESISTS being arrested and/or being cuffed. Simply don’t break the law and you won’t have to be concerned about interaction with a LEO that may be having a shitty day.

We are all breaking the laws all the time. Sometimes, even if you aren't, the police pull you over and make up a reason to contact you. When you're black, that happens more often. So a nice sentiment, but it doesn't fit reality.

[Irving]

Also, break a law = killed without trial, isn't America. Well, it's not supposed to be anyway.

[Aloha_Shooter]

He wasn't killed for sleeping in the drive-through. He was shot when the officers returned fire and sadly died. One could maybe argue they should have realized he was firing the Tazer instead of a lethal firearm and held fire but I'm not going to second-guess a split-second decision in a circumstance I've never faced. In an ideal world, Internal Affairs would investigate and then report back (objectively and dispassionately) on whether it was a justified shoot and what -- if any -- changes to be made to training ... but this world is hardly ideal and the current emotionally charged situation is about as far from ideal as you can get.

[Gman]

Also, break a law = killed without trial, isn't America. Well, it's not supposed to be anyway.

Be pretty tough to have a trial if law breakers can freely run away without any repercussion.

The big concern there is that law breakers with a handicap or other medical issue will be clearly treated unequally and that's just not fair. Can't have that.

[fitz19d]

https://www.lawofficer.com/america-we-are-leaving/

[BlasterBob]

We are all breaking the laws all the time. Sometimes, even if you aren't, the police pull you over and make up a reason to contact you. When you're black, that happens more often. So a nice sentiment, but it doesn't fit reality.

Cop pulls you over and just makes up a reason for the contact. May be difficult but best hold your tongue and not argue with the cop so the Judge can hear the facts and hopefully declare the charge was total bull shit. Also, trust that Judge is NOT a relative or drinking buddy of the offending cop.

[TRnCO]

We are all breaking the laws all the time.

Speak for yourself if you must, BUT I do NOT break laws all the time. Matter of fact, it's quite rare. Just when I'm in a hurry and not being impeded by heavy traffic.