It's Unconstitutional for the Police to Kill People

[Rhondazvous]

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.

If only we were talking about the police killing people who draw guns on them, or who pose a clear threat. But we are talking about little kids, mentally disturbed people, people who in the process of showing the police that they are cooperating, people who are already in police custody and have no weapon. It is unconstitutional to have those who are supposed to be protecting us, gunning us down. It's like a social auto-immune disease.