quote:I hope we won't have to worry about this excessive force thing once phasers are invented... * insert dorky snort here *
Yes, because we all know phaser fights are accurate, brief and easy on the furniture. *inserts donkey snort here*
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Da_bang80
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And it would be a little difficult to prove that strange smelling vapor was once a black man and his wallet.
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"Also, about war, I think the idea of honorable war is stupid also and if I were in charge we'd be doing lots of dreadful nasty things and so on, but the point is we would be doing it to military targets and not civilians."
Of course, the moment any sort of involuntary conscription starts happening, you lose that distinction entirely.
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Daniel Butler
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Stop muddying up the moral waters! IT'S ALL CLEAN AND SIMPLE! *puts hands over his ears*
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The guy who got shot fired 3 times and missed, while the buzzed cop fired 5 times and hit him at least twice while apparently not hitting anyone else. He must not have been that impaired.
Also... the test is only required if you hit someone... so if you shoot your weapon and miss the bad guy because you're smashed, you're in the clear, but if you hit him and in the process stop a terrible crime from happening, you have to take an alcohol test. Does that seem right?
"The guy who got shot fired 3 times and missed, while the buzzed cop fired 5 times and hit him at least twice while apparently not hitting anyone else. He must not have been that impaired."
I wouldn't assume that. He is trained, after all. I suspect the other guy was not.
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It isn't the marksman skills that are in question, Abe, it's the person's judgement.
And I don't believe a cop, who fires repeatedly at an alleged suspect and misses, is in any way "in the clear". Maybe from that breathing test, but there'll be other inquiries and "debriefings", I'd assume.
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I'm pretty sure that there is an inquiry, as well as a mound of paperwork, everytime an officer discharges his weapon, anywhere but on the range.
I believe that some departments go so far as to inspect each officer's weapon before and after he/she goes on or comes off duty, counting the rounds in the magazine, and checking for any signs of recent firing.
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Well, he had the presence of mind to identify himself as a police officer before drawing his weapon. Sounds like decent judgment to me.
Don't get me wrong... I'm not endorsing the idea of off-duty cops drinking then firing their weapons. In fact, if you're a police officer, you shouldn't be allowed to drink while you're armed, on or off duty. I'm actually surprised there aren't regulations about that.
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But, there are also a fair few departments that require their officers to carry a weapon at all times, on and off duty ( the Detroit PD for one). So, those guys wouldn't be able to drink, at all. In a field like law enforcement, I'm sure a few drinks once in a while is a nice option.
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