Florida Cop Empties His Gun, Runs For Cover After Acorn Falls On Car and Mistakes It For Shots Fired
Florida Cop Empties His Gun, Runs For Cover After Acorn Falls On Car and Mistakes It For Shots Fired
Florida deputy Jesse Hernandez screamed “shots fired,” and frantically fired his gun after an acorn fell onto the roof of his squad car, making him jump.
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If US police is this incompetent, the only real solution is to take their guns away. It works in the UK.
And yes, there are more guns in general in the US, but that means that the police needs to be BETTER at deescalation than in the UK, not worse.
(Also: Obviously there are exceptions for specialized units in the UK, and the same would have to happen in the US, but your standard run-of-the-mill cop really doesn’t need more than pepper-spray and a stick.)
Take their guns away and give them acorns.
I mean fuck cops for sure but UKs gun laws are extremely strict for civilians I think you can only have antiques, even. In america there is guns everywhere. That kid you're frisking and giving a hard time could have daddy's pistol in his backpack. Its just a different environment in us
Perhaps you shouldn't be giving him a hard time then? Perhaps you should politely ask to check him.
Every single time I've ever watched US cops deal with the situation they always seem to escalate it they get their guns out and start yelling immediately. I've seen situations where the suspect is being entirely cooperative and they're still yelling. What are they trying to prove at that point?
Shut the hell up, calm down, and actually evaluate the situation.
Dude I hate cops with a burning passion but yeah for sure you should just go into North St Louis or Southside Chicago and just be real nice to everyone. That's gonna work.
What you're asking for requires intelligence, which is actively selected against by most police departments in the US.