• Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    There is zero reason to be pro-police here.

    And who gives a fuck about the weapon used. That does not excuse their lack of action.

    Rightists always have such misguided takes.

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      The people defending the police here are literally saying that the children should fend for themselves in situations like this because it’s too dangerous for the police.

      Fuck. That. Noise.

      The thin yellow line, everyone. Laugh and point whenever you see the blue stripe on the American flag. It’s a joke.

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      Would you rush in to suicide yourself if you knew that it wouldn’t help anything?

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          And then you get shot. Worst case scenario, you don’t die, but instead scream out in agony in the crossfire, getting 3 or 4 other guys in trouble as they come in to drag your ass away from the firing zone.

          Firefights suck. And shitty people thinking they’d be heroes in this situation only make it worse for everyone.

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          OK, so explain. What would you do? “Something” isnt a plan, talk strategy. You have a gun that can shoot 1 bullet per second, can’t go through the armor that the enemy is wearing, and you can hold about 8 bullets in your gun. The enemy has a gun that goes through your armor and the walls like they are butter, shoots 10 bullets per second, and holds 4x as many bullets as you do. There are kids all around, the walls may slow down your bullets, but not the enemies. Do you wait for bigger guns or do you go in there with terrible chances and high probability of getting even more kids killed?

          I generally don’t like cops, but if they charged in there on a suicide mission and got even more kids killed, then people would just be complaining about how stupid and shortsighted they were.

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      And who gives a fuck about the weapon used. That does not excuse their lack of action.

      Pistols don’t beat AR15 rifles. If the opponent outguns you, you need to wait for backup and bigger guns. Basic tactics.

      And if everyone is using big guns during a hostage situation, the “Good Guys” have a huge disadvantage due to the penetrative effects of powerful guns. Good Guys don’t want to kill children with missed (or even hit) shots. A headshot vs the shooter would not only penetrate the shooter’s skull, but also the wall behind the shooter. A wall that you’re not sure if the children or the teachers of the school were hiding behind yet.