• 133arc585
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    13
    arrow-down
    7
    ·
    1 year ago

    What an insane take. Plenty of police shootings are on unarmed individuals. Moreover, having an unarmed populace wouldn’t prevent police shootings when the core cause of police brutality isn’t addressed. They demand control and obedience; you being unarmed doesn’t make them any less likely to shoot you if you’re not being obedient.

    • Redrum714@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      arrow-down
      8
      ·
      1 year ago

      That’s not a “take” that’s reality lol

      US cops have to always assume that someone can be armed given the insane amount of guns and ease of access. That is directly correlated with the wide spread use of lethal force.

      Cops in countries with sane gun laws, for example the UK, can safely assume the average citizen does not have a gun on them.

      • 133arc585
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        7
        arrow-down
        3
        ·
        1 year ago

        It’s used as an excuse. If people weren’t armed, they’d find another excuse. That’s what I mean by not addressing the underlying problem of police brutality and abuse of power. Also, they’ll always say they thought someone had a gun even when they know almost for certain the person didn’t, because they know you’ll buy it.

        • Redrum714@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          arrow-down
          5
          ·
          1 year ago

          What other excuse? Guns are literally the main issue…

          You can have the best police training programs in the world, but if the population is heavily armed and unregulated you’re still going to have ton of police shootings.

          Of course they always say “thought we saw a gun”. Guns are so numerous they have to assume the worst else the chances of getting shot goes way up.

          • PowerCrazy
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            3
            arrow-down
            7
            ·
            1 year ago

            Maybe the police shouldn’t use the presence of gun as an excuse to start shooting people? Especially in a country with more guns then people?

            • MatFi@lemmy.thias.xyz
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              2
              ·
              edit-2
              1 year ago

              I thought the excuse to use guns is the presence of black color and all the other cops got shot by present guns