I'm not sure I follow you here. So you are saying that people shouldn't be arrested for being drunk and behind the wheel of a car?
Sure, arrest him. Just go to his house and pick his drunk arse up. They already had his car and knew who he was.
Why would it be preferable to have fired shots in his general direction simply because he’s drunkenly running away with a taser that he can’t ever use anyway, considering that they know where he’s going to end up later?
I suppose that the only ‘positive’ outcome - if possible to extract one from this situation - is that the officer’s bullets didn’t end up striking an innocent passerby.
Sure, arrest him. Just go to his house and pick his drunk arse up.
I kind of doubt he'd go back to his own house. What if he just runs away again or tries to resist again? Someone could still get hurt if you have to fight with him to cuff him. What if he has a medical condition? The struggle might end up being lethal.
What if he's just too fast to catch on foot? Would you approve of using a German Shepherd to run him down?
I'd be very interested to know how long fugitives can evade justice on average. When you watch COPs, they never get away which I believe is on purpose so as not to encourage people to flee. But how many do get away in reality if you can't apprehend within the first interaction? In my minimal experience with this rung of society I've seen quite a few only caught and brought to justice because they ran a stop sign three years later or something minor.
And when the confederates saw Jackson standing fearless as a stone wall the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
To get back to what Icarus seemed to be suggesting about not enforcing DUI laws at least for people at this level of the socioeconomic ladder. Of course TIger Woods seemed to get away with falling asleep at the wheel for different reasons. Say this man goes to jail for the night. Then his car is impounded. Maybe he can't afford to pay a bail bondsman or even an attorney. The state and the lawyers who specialize in this aren't going to get paid. If the man loses his license than he can't go to work. Perhaps the state will take the car on the drug forfeiture law. And we get into this cycle of fines and owing money that people in Ferguson, MO were angry about. I'm not really sure that you can please everyone in the public whatever you do. That's part of why it stinks so bad to be a school teacher or a police officer. And in my opinion that's why you don't see any of the people bitching about the police doing the job themselves.
Just burn everything down right Doc? Are you still under the illusion that the violent vandals and arsonist protesters are going to be brought to justice?
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And when the confederates saw Jackson standing fearless as a stone wall the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
Look, I already stated that Trump said this shooting was disturbing. I totally don't think he should have been shot. I don't know what the officers were thinking. I wasn't there. But when if ever are black people going to start taking some personal responsibility for things escalating by not resisting arrest and trying to run and fight the cops? Maybe a good way to change the world would be to set a proper example and create a better reputation for your race? No, can't do that. Just burn it down?
I've tried making the world adjust to me. It doesn't work. And it's not going to work for the protesters either.
And when the confederates saw Jackson standing fearless as a stone wall the army of Northern Virginia took courage and drove the federal army off their land.
Sure, arrest him. Just go to his house and pick his drunk arse up.
I kind of doubt he'd go back to his own house. What if he just runs away again or tries to resist again? Someone could still get hurt if you have to fight with him to cuff him. What if he has a medical condition? The struggle might end up being lethal.
Your argument seems to be that attempting to arrest him in a de-escalated situation could possibly lead to him being accidentally killed, so we might as well default to the use of deadly force as the first option anyway.