Quote (Thor123422 @ 27 Jul 2020 02:56)
And if we leave them with these materials we virtually guarantee harm to innocents as the police have shown they are not capably of responsibly wielding them.
This is a no-win situation. Either the mobs do damage, or the police do damage. I'd say it's far worse for the police to be doing damage because the government depriving individuals of rights and causing abuse is worse than the public doing that to themselves, and any responsible business has insurance. That's just an opinion though.
This argument only makes sense if the police harm innocents at the same rate as unrestricted criminals. Even now, with the police keeping criminals in check, criminals commit far more murders, rapes, assaults etc. than the police. The disparity can reasonably be assumed to get far worse when criminals are allowed to act with impunity.
No offense, but I cant wrap my head around how out of touch someone has to be to even argue this.
Problem: "Last year, there were 5 murders committed by the police, 100 murders committed by criminals, and 500 murders prevented by police work"
Solution A: "Try what we can to single out the bad apples among the police, investigate systemic causes of police violence with a cool head, without turning it into a witch hunt"
Solution B: "Gut the police to the point where they're unable to deal with armed criminals."
I wonder which solution will lead to more victims of murder.
