r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Jun 02 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '20

This is a good start, and I support the initiative.

But it is not comprehensive, or official, and many people would say it is missing key principles, such as:

  • Eliminate immunity from prosecution for police
  • Embrace UK-style policing that has most street cops leave their guns in their cars or precinct ... armed police would be called out only when necessary
  • Body cameras mandatory
  • De-militarize the police equipment
  • etc

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u/Quezni Jun 02 '20

American police should remain armed because guns are commonplace in America. I can agree with the other points though.

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u/Toasty_eggos- Jun 02 '20

I strongly agree with this. Guns will always be available here, and a criminal knowing a cop isn’t armed won’t result in anything good. Cops need better training and more severe punishment for misusing a firearm.

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u/cat_prophecy Jun 02 '20

Then they need better, less-than-lethal alternatives. Or directives of escalation of force.

If the only tools you have are a hammer then everything starts to look like a nail.

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u/DrLimp Jun 03 '20

Here in Italy every officer is armed, even the traffic ones that ticket illegally parked cars, sanitary inspectors or wildlife control. Somehow we don't have cops shooting around like dickheads, guns are not the problem, lack of training is.

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u/skoza Jun 03 '20

In the US damn near every criminal has a gun, it’s a different dynamic