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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It is NOT okay for the police to kill any citizen, but it's also not okay for any citizen to kill a cop.[/quote]

True.  It's not "okay", but cops often face dangerous people and there is a thing called self defense.  Of course it is never ever okay to shoot when no clear and immediate threat is posed.  This is why we need unbiased investigation.  It is good that the feds are taking over the investigation in Baton Rouge.  [/quote]

I have a high appreciation for how difficult and dangerous the job of law enforcement is.  I also expect more from trained, professional police officers than I do from just random citizens.  I expect them to know how to conduct a traffic stop without killing an unarmed person, or a legally licensed-to-carry person.  No one in this country is forced to be a police officer.  The danger is clear; officers are signing up for that.  A citizen with a broken tail light is not signing up for a life-and-death encounter.

I understand that cops are only human, not perfect, and can make deadly mistakes.  I would never want an officer condemned for just being mistaken.  If he truly thought a guy was going for a gun, and reacted accordingly, for example.  But too often we see officers (white, like me) going too far; not making a mistake, but anything from power-tripping to outright murder.  Power Trip:  Sandra Bland stop.  Murder, Walter Scott shot in the back as he ran away.

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