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Originally Posted by LikaRokBowTie
Even if he had a gun,which is possible in this situation when answering the door and the person is not identifying themselves,there is the possibility that this was a rookie officer who was already nervous serving a warrant and freaked out,even if it wasn't a firearm he was holding.I'm not making any judgement call here,but I would like to say that Police forces should consider getting more military people that have been trained better,ROE were very clear and I think we could identify true threats much better and respond with the right actions,not trigger happy or easily freaked out.It seems like it has become to easy for an officer to say I feared for my life and opened fire without assessing the situation properly or even retreating to a safe location first,I know it's not always that easy,you don't want a real threat to get an easy shot,but that's why you wear your vest and use tactics to your advantage,not blasting people with an excuse of fear and getting away with it!
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The police don't "get" military people. Everyone who wants a job applies for it. There are no headhunters calling me. Why don't more military people apply? I'd guess the guys that carry guns have shot enough people for the love of their country that they could use a lifetime away from that kind of violence. The ones that don't carry guns probably figure they should use the skills they developed in their respective fields, which rarely includes criminal justice.
If you want to attract prior military to civilian law enforcement, a good start would be to stop cutting their pay and benefits. When it comes to feeding my family, I feel a lot safer in the military, even with all the cuts, than I do with
any civilian job, including law enforcement.
The police make a lot of sacrifices that go completely ignored by their neighbors. Instead of respect, they find themselves fighting for pay that hasn't changed in a long time or getting less equipment than required because they can't afford what they need, be it training, weapons, ammo, or safety gear, to do their jobs. This turns some of them into salty cops, but they're still doing their best to keep the community clean.
As for the article, I want to point out that, over the last few years, I have seen a huge surge in pseudo-journalism posted on heavily biased blogs. Journalists can conceal sources or make them up. Unless a story is corroborated by several sources owned by different media companies, I generally disregard most of the content.