(June 13, 2022 at 6:15 pm)Helios Wrote:(June 13, 2022 at 6:07 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It’s not that at all. I’ll try again:God, I bet everyone wishes they could get paid to not do their job because they could just say they feared for their lives
According to you and the Supreme Court, all a cop has to do to not do his or her job is to state that they feel doing so would put them in harm’s way.
‘Officer Smith, why didn’t you write that speeder a ticket?’ ‘Thought they might have had a gun, Sarge.’
‘Constable Williams, why haven’t you responded to that domestic violence report?’ ‘Gee, Sarge - tempers at that house are running high - I might get hurt.’
‘Officer Dusenberry, you’re on school crossing duty this week.’ ‘Can’t do it, Sarge. Have you SEEN the traffic on that road? I could get run over.’
Leaving aside the no-dashing-into-gun-battle scenario, what is there to prevent cops from doing any of the things they’ve sworn to do? All they’d have to do is play the ‘I’m afraid for my life’ card to be able to do nothing at all.
Boru
Pizza Delivery Guy- The customer might be a serial killer.
Roofer - I might fall
Prison Guard- That place is full of psychos!
Lumber Jack- A tree might fall on me
Miner- The mine might collapse
The fact that most cops WILL risk their lives even when not legally required to do so (biker has mentioned this) speaks well of those individuals. But the SCOTUS ruling is wrong-headed. It gives cops carte blanche to be derelict in their duty without repercussions.
If you aren’t willing to risk your life for the public good, you probably shouldn’t have picked a career in law enforcement.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
