Their job is, statistically speaking, less life-threatening than several ordinary blue-collar jobs
Does this suddenly mean that officers should start needlessly risking catch bullets to the face?
And did you ever think that the only reason this is the case is because a cop can neutralize a threat before it becomes fatal to them?
"Escalating" like by trying to pull up your pants or trying to be able to breathe? Man, how dare those scumbag criminals!
You know, I didn't think about it like that. I guess if you oversimplify these situations and remove all context, they weren't so dangerous after all!
All the cops have to do is say something flimsy like "I feared for my safety" and it seems to get them off, even if there is a ton of evidence that the situation wasn't that dangerous.
How do you get evidence that someone was unarmed before it's too late? How do you know someone is truly fleeing and not just taking cover so that they can start shooting at you? How do you know someone fleeing won't hurt more people?
Where do you get evidence that a situation wasn't that dangerous that can reasonably be gathered in a police confrontation?
Siding with the testimony of somebody with a vested interest in lying about the situation over visual evidence is where it's truly moronic.
Today I learned that criminals are honest and have no interest in lying while police officers are dishonest and lie constantly. Why do criminals garner such sympathy from you? Why do you have such ire for officers who are unable to predict the future?
Are we going to get to the point where I should be fearful any time I get pulled over? After all, you never know, a cop might think I'm reaching for a gun... as I reach for my license and registration that they asked me to get. But, apparently, it's also implied in any police encounter that you aren't supposed to do anything that could be construed as getting a firearm, so... which order do I follow there?
Do you think it helps your arguments to be so hamfistedly obtuse? Or do you genuinely believe that people who were acting in a cooperative and nonthreatening manner get shot constantly by the police? Most people never come anywhere close to risking being shot by the police because they don't start fights with them.
Not trying to get in on this argument just wanted to add my 2 cents on other jobs being more dangerous. Difference is those injuries are almost exclusively accidents whether it be the person's own fault or someone else fucking up or being negligent. With cops much higher risk of the person going out of their way to intentionally harm you.
So statistics on who gets hurt more on what job is kinda moot as its apples to oranges.
Prison guards perhaps have it worse though but its a similar situation to cops where its usually intentional harm ---
Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!"