(September 25, 2016 at 1:25 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: Nobody seems to realize that when the police shoot a person, the police is acting as judge, jury and executioner, depriving the person of life without due process of law.
You know, I hope you aren't serious. We've got a thread running with the usual suspects defending the police at all costs. That's one extreme. This would be the other. If someone draws a weapon on them or if there's a clear and present danger, they're entitled to defend themselves just like any other person. They're also tasked with protecting society.
So, please, can we keep that discussion on a less embarrassing level. The fact that they overstep their borders quite a lot these days doesn't mean that violence isn't justified or unconstitutional even.